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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2] Shanshan Cen, M.D. [3]
Overview
Neurofibroma usually affects individuals between 20 and 30 years of age.[1] Neurofibroma affects men and women equally.[1]
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.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Neurofibroma.Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Maxime St-Amant et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/neurofibroma Accessed on November 17, 2015
- ↑ "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.