"Neurofibroma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A moderately firm, benign, encapsulated tumor resulting from proliferation of SCHWANN CELLS and FIBROBLASTS that includes portions of nerve fibers. The tumors usually develop along peripheral or cranial nerves and are a central feature of NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1, where they may occur intracranially or involve spinal roots. Pathologic features include fusiform enlargement of the involved nerve. Microscopic examination reveals a disorganized and loose cellular pattern with elongated nuclei intermixed with fibrous strands. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1016)
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D009455
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.580.600.580 C10.551.775.500.750 C10.668.829.725.500.600
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurofibroma" by people in Profiles.
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Synchronous Upper Intestinal Neurofibromas and Duodenal Periampullary Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor Associated With Neurofibromatosis 1. Am Surg. 2021 Jan; 87(1):128-130.
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Cutaneous neurofibromas: Current clinical and pathologic issues. Neurology. 2018 07 10; 91(2 Suppl 1):S5-S13.
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Management of iatrogenic vertebral artery injury following cervical neurofibroma excision: a case report. Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Aug; 31(4):478-480.
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The Challenge of Cancer Genomics in Rare Nervous System Neoplasms: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors as a Paradigm for Cross-Species Comparative Oncogenomics. Am J Pathol. 2016 Mar; 186(3):464-77.
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Neuregulin-1 overexpression and Trp53 haploinsufficiency cooperatively promote de novo malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor pathogenesis. Acta Neuropathol. 2014 Apr; 127(4):573-91.
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Transgenic mice overexpressing neuregulin-1 model neurofibroma-malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor progression and implicate specific chromosomal copy number variations in tumorigenesis. Am J Pathol. 2013 Mar; 182(3):646-67.
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Experimental therapeutic approaches to peripheral nerve tumors. Neurosurg Focus. 2007 Jun 15; 22(6):E2.
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Acute esophageal hemorrhage from a vagal neurilemoma. Gastroenterology. 1992 Mar; 102(3):1059-61.
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Oral neurofibrosarcoma associated with neurofibromatosis type I. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1991 Oct; 72(4):456-61.
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Evaluation of and access to posterior orbital tumors. Laryngoscope. 1983 Jun; 93(6):766-71.