wacky5.com » neurofibroma http://wacky5.com India Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:33:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 What Is Neurofibromatosis type 1 Tumor? http://wacky5.com/what-is-neurofibromatosis-type-1-tumor.html http://wacky5.com/what-is-neurofibromatosis-type-1-tumor.html#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:43:49 +0000 admin http://wacky5.com/?p=793 Neurofibromatosis type 1 Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder associated with cutaneous, neurological and orthopaedic manifestations. Clinical diagnosis requires at least 2 criteria out of 7 given below
1. Cafe au lait spots.
2. Multiple Freckles.
3. Two or more typical neurofibroma or one plexiform fibroma.
4. Two or more iris hamartomas also known as Lisch nodules.
5. Optic nerve glioma.
6. Sphenoid dysplasia or pseudoarthrosis.
7. Family history.
Below is the patient of neurofibromatosis type 1 see his video, you can see multiple neurofibroma tumors on whole of body we have tried to elicit button hole sign in video.

 

]]> http://wacky5.com/what-is-neurofibromatosis-type-1-tumor.html/feed 0 Plexiform Neurofibroma Pics and Video http://wacky5.com/plexiform-neurofibroma-pics-and-video.html http://wacky5.com/plexiform-neurofibroma-pics-and-video.html#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:20:29 +0000 admin http://wacky5.com/?p=550 Plexiform Neurofibroma is also known as “Solitary Neurofibroma” or “Solitary Nerve Sheath Tumor” is a genetically inherited disorder in which nerve tissue grows to form tumor. Plexiform neurofibroma is a type of generalised neurofibromatosis, which occurs due to overgrowth of neural tissue in the subcutaneous fat.

It is an autosomal dominant which means that if one parent is suffering from it chances to get inherited is 50 %.

If Neurofibroma are small in number they can be invaginated by the fingers to form button hole test is known as “button hole test”.

Typical Clinical History of a case of Neurofibromatosis

Types of Neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis is divided into 2 types Type 1 is peripheral types and constitute more than 70 percent of cases and Type 2 is central form.

Peripheral form includes

Lisch Nodule of Iris

Soft Papillomas

Freckling of Axillary region

Plexiform Neurofibroma

Cafe au lait Patches

Optic Glioma

Spinal Neurofibroma

Endocrine Tumours

Type 2 which is central form includes Optic nerve glioma, few cutaneous lesions, meningioma , Acoustic Neuroma so hearing loss at the age of 20 years is considered to be the hallmark for type 2 neurofibroma.

Plexiform Neurofibroma of head and neck region in adult female

Plexiform Neurofibroma of head and neck region in adult female

Back View showing Plexiform Neurofibroma of head and Neck region in adult female

Back View showing Plexiform Neurofibroma of head and Neck region in adult female

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plexiform-neurofibroma-close-view

Read more about Neurofibroma from emedicine

Watch out video of same patient adult female of 25 years with plexiform neurofibroma below

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