Infection in a Plexiform Neurofibroma
N Chotai, MWC H’ng
Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:83-5
Plexiform neurofibroma is a typical sign of neurofibromatosis type 1, although the condition is not diagnostic. These large lesions are associated with neurological deficits, affect cosmesis, and have a predisposition for malignant change. Infection within a plexiform neurofibroma is not a common complication and has not been well described in the literature. This report describes the use of magnetic resonance imaging findings of a patient with an infected plexiform neurofibroma, the diagnosis of which was subsequently confirmed after surgery.
中文摘要
蔓狀神經纖維瘤感染
N Chotai, MWC H’ng
蔓狀神經纖維瘤雖然不是用來診斷神經纖維瘤病一型的特徵，它是神經纖維瘤病一型的典型表現。這些較大的病變通常伴有神經功能缺損，不但影響外觀，還有機會惡變。蔓狀神經纖維瘤受感染的病例罕見，在文獻中極少記載。本文報告一例神經纖維瘤感染患者的磁共振成像表現，病人於術後確診。