NEUROFIBROMATOSIS PRESENTING AS SCROTAL ELEPHANTI ASIS

Authors

  • AR HONARMAND From the Departments of Urology . Medical School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. Islamic Republic of Iran.
  • MR RAFII From the Departments of *Pathology. Medical School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. Islamic Republic of Iran.
  • MR RAZZAGHI From the Departments of Urology . Medical School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract:

Neurofibromatosis being manifested as scrotal elephantiasis is a very rare condition and in review of the literature no such presentation was found. Here we report a 20 year old man who presented with scrotal elephantiasis and consequently, a pathological diagnosis of neurofibromatosis was reached.

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volume 8  issue 2

pages  137- 139

publication date 1994-08

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