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Embolization of a hemorrhaging abdominal plexiform neurofibroma
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Azhar, Aaminah F. Bittle, Joseph Scott H. Kwarcinski, Thomas J. Hinshelwood, Jonathan R. |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | In rare instances, neurofibromas may spontaneously bleed. In this case, a 21-year-old woman with a known cutaneous neurofibroma presented with a rapidly enlarging right abdominal wall mass. After embolization of a focal pseudoaneurysm and the right internal mammary artery, her hemoglobin continued to decline. The right internal mammary artery and inferior epigastric artery were then embolized. The patient eventually underwent mass resection, hematoma evacuation, and flap reconstruction. Final surgical pathology confirmed the expected diagnosis of plexiform neurofibroma. The Schwann cells of plexiform neurofibromas, present in approximately 50% of patients with neurofibromatosis-1, have invasive and angiogenic properties, often resulting in hemorrhage. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7340430/pdf |
| Ending Page | 450 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| Starting Page | 448 |
| ISSN | 08998280 |
| e-ISSN | 15253252 |
| DOI | 10.1080/08998280.2020.1738853 |
| Journal | Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 33 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-07-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings Surgery Embolization Hemorrhage Interventional Radiology Neurofibromatosis Plexiform Neurofibroma Pseudoaneurysm |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Medicine |
