Bilateral Mirror Image Cervical Neurofibroma in an Adult with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Malays J Med Sci. 2017 Mar;24(1):117-120. doi: 10.21315/mjms2017.24.1.13. Epub 2017 Feb 24.

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by various phenotypic features like hyperpigmented spots, neurofibromas, Lisch nodules, skeletal abnormalities and tendency to develop neoplasms. Only few cases of Non-Familial Spinal Neurofibromatosis-1 (Non-FSNF1) have been described in literature with tumors involving the spinal roots at every level being even rarer. We reported an interesting case of bilateral symmetrical cervical neurofibroma with multiple spinal neurofibromas appearing as mirror image on CT, associated with non familial NF-1 as a rare presentation in a 25-year-old adult male.

Keywords: bilateral; cervical; neurofibromatosis type 1; spinal nerve root.

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