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... > Nervous System Diseases > Nervous System Neoplasms > Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms > Nerve Sheath Neoplasms > Neurofibroma > Neurofibroma, Plexiform
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Nervous System Neoplasms > Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms > Nerve Sheath Neoplasms > Neurofibroma > Neurofibroma, Plexiform
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue > Nerve Sheath Neoplasms > Neurofibroma > Neurofibroma, Plexiform

Preferred term

Neurofibroma, Plexiform  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Elephantiasis Neuromatoses
  • Elephantiasis Neuromatosis
  • Neuroma, Plexiform
  • Neuromas, Plexiform
  • Pachydermatocele
  • Pachydermatoceles
  • Plexiform Neuroma
  • Plexiform Neuromas
  • Tumor Royale

Note

  • coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM)

Scope note

  • A type of neurofibroma manifesting as a diffuse overgrowth of subcutaneous tissue, usually involving the face, scalp, neck, and chest but occasionally occurring in the abdomen or pelvis. The tumors tend to progress, and may extend along nerve roots to eventually involve the spinal roots and spinal cord. This process is almost always a manifestation of NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1016; J Pediatr 1997 Nov;131(5):678-82)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018318

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