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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shanshan Cen, M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Age
- Neurofibroma usually affects individuals between 20 and 30 years of age.[1]
- Plexiform neurofibromas occur earlier in life and are thought to be congenital defects.[2]
Gender
- Neurofibroma affects men and women equally.[3]
References
- ↑ Pilavaki M, Chourmouzi D, Kiziridou A, Skordalaki A, Zarampoukas T, Drevelengas A (2004). "Imaging of peripheral nerve sheath tumors with pathologic correlation: pictorial review". European Journal of Radiology. 52 (3): 229–39. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.12.001. PMID 15544900. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "Case Based Pediatrics For Medical Students and Residents: Chapter XVIII.11. Neurofibromatosis", by Vince K. Yamashiroya, MD. August, 2002. Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine.
- ↑ Neurofibroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Maxime St-Amant et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/neurofibroma