Giant intrthoracic meningoceles associated with cutaneous neurofibromatosis type I: case report

BACKGROUND: Intrathoracic meningocele is a rare pathology, almost always associated with neurofibromatosis type I and with a few cases related in the literature. In the majority of cases cysts are small or asymptomatic, and the surgery is indicated when big or symptomatic cysts are present. We repor...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Cabral de Andrade, Otávio Piccirillo Braga, Marcelo Ken-Iti Hisatugo, Manuel Antônio de Paiva Neto, Ernesto Succi, Fernando Menezes Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2003-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000400029&tlng=en