Metastatic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in neurofibromatosis Type 1: a geriatric patient report

Firat C., Aytekin A. H., Erbatur S.

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.16, no.9, pp.1301-1304, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1301-1304
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) (von Recklinghausen disease) is an autosomal dominantly inherited neurocutaneous disorder which affects many systems like ocular, cutaneous and nervous systems and seen in 1:3500 births. Cardinal diagnostic criteria of NF1 were established in 1987 by National Institutes of Health Consensus.