Schwannoma in neurofibromatosis type 1: a pitfall for detecting malignancy by metabolic imaging.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by the development of multiple peripheral nerve sheath tumors, the majority of which are benign neurofibromas. However, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) occur with a 10 % lifetime risk in patients with NF1, of...

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Publicado en:Skeletal Radiology Vol. 42; no. 9; pp. 1317 - 1323
Autores principales: Ahlawat, Shivani, Blakeley, Jaishri, Montgomery, Elizabeth, Subramaniam, Rathan M, Belzberg, Allan, Fayad, Laura M
Formato: case study research Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2013
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