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Genitourinary plexiform neurofibroma mimicking sacrococcygeal teratoma
Abdulrasheed A Nasir1, Lukman O Abdur-Rahman, Kazeem O O Ibrahim
1Department of Surgery, Paediatrics Surgery Division, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, PMB 1459, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Abstract:
Neurofibromatosis is a common inherited autosomal dominant disease, but genitourinary neurofibroma is rare. The unpredictable nature of neurofibromas has a serious impact on the quality of life of patients, and their management is challenging for clinicians. We present a 9-year-old girl with plexiform neurofibroma of genitourinary system associated with pulmonary hypertension, masquerading as sacrococcygeal teratoma. Intraoperative finding and histological examination of the resected tumor confirmed the diagnosis.
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