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Retrocaval mass in patient with von Recklinghausen disease: case report.
Il Giornale di chirurgia - 1 Jan 2000
Cavallaro G, Crocetti D, Pedullà G, Giustini S, Letizia C, De Toma G
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Type I Neurofibromatosis (NF1) is an autosomal-dominant inheritable disorder, with an incidence of 1:3,000, and a prevalence of 1:4,000 to 5,000. Pathogenesis is based on mutations of the NF1 gene, a tumor suppressor gene encoding a cytoplasmic protein named neurofibromin that controls cellular proliferation. Patients affected by NF1 typically present with cutaneous neurofibromas, cafè au lait spots and eye...
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