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A type of neurofibroma manifesting as a diffuse overgrowth of subcutaneous tissue, usually involving the face, scalp, neck, and chest but occasionally occurring in the abdomen or pelvis. The tumors tend to progress, and may extend along nerve roots to eventually involve the spinal roots and spinal cord. This process is almost always a manifestation of NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1016; J Pediatr 1997 Nov;131(5):678-82)
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- Elephantiasis Neuromatosis
- Neurofibroma, Plexiform
- Neuromas, Plexiform
- Pachydermatocele
- Tumor Royale
- Elephantiasis Neuromatoses
- Neurofibromas, Plexiform
- Neuroma, Plexiform
- Pachydermatoceles
- Plexiform Neurofibromas
- Plexiform Neuroma
- Plexiform Neuromas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM)
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- Neurofibroma (1966-1993)
- Neurofibromatosis 1 (1966-1993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Plexiform Neurofibroma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018318. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018318
- Plexiform Neurofibroma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556649