Orbitotemporal Neurofibromatosis: Case Report
Plexiform neurofibromas occur in about 60% of neurofibromatosis type 1(NF-1) patients and can lead to severe morbidity by disfigurement or compression of vital structures. Moreover, these tumors can undergo malignant transformation. Both focal and localized bone abnormalities are part of the phenoty...
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| author | Mahalakshmi Balasubramanyam Goutham Cugati Bipasha Mukherjee |
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| description | Plexiform neurofibromas occur in about 60% of neurofibromatosis type 1(NF-1) patients and can lead to severe morbidity by disfigurement or compression of vital structures. Moreover, these tumors can undergo malignant transformation. Both focal and localized bone abnormalities are part of the phenotypic expression of NF-1. We report a rare case of severe cranioorbital plexiform neurofibromatosis in a young male and discuss the classification, clinical features, and various treatment options of orbit-temporal neurofibromatosis type 1. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bfd54e9bf018450fbfceec099422a5e32025-02-03T05:52:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302012-01-01201210.1155/2012/498186498186Orbitotemporal Neurofibromatosis: Case ReportMahalakshmi Balasubramanyam0Goutham Cugati1Bipasha Mukherjee2Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road, Chennai 600034, IndiaALNC, Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, VHS Hospital and Research Centre, TTTI Post, Taramani, Chennai 600113, IndiaDepartment of Orbit, Oculoplasty & Trauma, Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road, Chenna 600006, IndiaPlexiform neurofibromas occur in about 60% of neurofibromatosis type 1(NF-1) patients and can lead to severe morbidity by disfigurement or compression of vital structures. Moreover, these tumors can undergo malignant transformation. Both focal and localized bone abnormalities are part of the phenotypic expression of NF-1. We report a rare case of severe cranioorbital plexiform neurofibromatosis in a young male and discuss the classification, clinical features, and various treatment options of orbit-temporal neurofibromatosis type 1.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/498186 |
| spellingShingle | Mahalakshmi Balasubramanyam Goutham Cugati Bipasha Mukherjee Orbitotemporal Neurofibromatosis: Case Report Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Orbitotemporal Neurofibromatosis: Case Report |
| title_full | Orbitotemporal Neurofibromatosis: Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Orbitotemporal Neurofibromatosis: Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Orbitotemporal Neurofibromatosis: Case Report |
| title_short | Orbitotemporal Neurofibromatosis: Case Report |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/498186 |
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