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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
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for neurofibroma.
Surgery
Localised neurofibroma and Diffuse neurofibroma (not associated with NF-1)
- Localised and diffuse lesions usually be treated surgically[1]
- Neurofibromas that infiltrate between nerve fascicles are unable to be separated from the parent nerve, therefore, deep-seated lesions are often managed conservatively
- Local recurrence after excision is uncommon and malignant transformation is rare
Plexiform neurofibroma (NF-1 associated)
- The primary treatment option for plexiform neurofibroma is not surgery,[2][1] until and unless debilitating symptoms are present and if there is a possibility of malignant transformation
- Removal of plexiform neurofibromas is difficult because they can be large and cross tissue boundaries hence, leading to incomplete resection
- Recurrence after resection is frequent
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ Packer RJ, Gutmann DH, Rubenstein A, et al. (May 2002). "Plexiform neurofibromas in NF1: toward biologic-based therapy". Neurology. 58 (10): 1461–70. doi:10.1212/wnl.58.10.1461. PMID 12041525.