Retroperitoneal solitary neurofibroma mimicking lymph node metastasis of colon cancer: a case report

Retroperitoneal solitary neurofibroma mimicking lymph node metastasis of colon cancer: a case report

Abstract Background A neurofibroma is a benign tumor that arises from Schwann cells and neurofibromas occur throughout the skin of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1: Von Recklinghausen’s disease) patients. A retroperitoneal solitary neurofibroma without any clinical signs of NF1 has been rarely reporte...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Haruna, Hideyuki Takata, Satoshi Mizutani, Akira Katsuno, Ryosuke Nakata, Norio Motoda, Nobuhiko Taniai, Hiroshi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Solitary neurofibroma
Retroperitoneal tumor
Liver metastasis
Colon cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01617-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01617-8

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