Open AccessCongenital extra calvarial plexiform neurofibroma in occipito-cervical region with Occipital bone defect with neurofibromatosis type 1 and segmental neurofibromatosis: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Vivek Kumar Kankane,
Gaurav Jaiswal,
Tarun Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.199469
Subject(s) - medicine , neurofibromatosis , scalp , plexiform neurofibroma , neurofibroma , cervical vertebrae , neurofibromatosis type i , lesion , anatomy , cervical spine , occipital bone , skull , radiology , pathology , surgery
Plexiform neurofibroma (PNF) of the scalp is an extremely rare lesion reported in association with neurofibromatosis (NF). Occipital location of PNF is even more infrequent; we reported one pediatric case of PNF in occipito-cervical region with multiple small occipital bone defects and associated with NF-1.