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Fatal glioblastoma multiforme in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I: the dilemma of systematic medical follow-up.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1 Mar 2007
Distelmaier Felix, Fahsold Raimund, Reifenberger Guido, Messing-Juenger Martina, Schaper Jörg, Schneider Dominik T, Göbel Ulrich, Mayatepek Ertan, Rosenbaum Thorsten
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is one of the most prevalent genetic diseases of the nervous system. Although the majority of NF1 patients are only mildly affected, the risk of developing malignancies is significantly increased in this population. CASE REPORT: Here, we present a 9-year-old girl with clinical stigmata of NF1 and a rapidly evolving glioblastoma multiforme. Molecular genetic analysis...
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