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Congenital Retroperitoneal Teratoma in Neurofibromatosis Type 1.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Apr 2016
Yap Patrick, Super Leanne, Qin Jinyi, Burgess Trent, Prodanovic Zdenka, Edwards Caitlin, Thomas Rosemary, Carpenter Karen, Tan Tiong Yang
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is caused by mutations in the tumor suppressor gene NF1. The increased tumor risk in affected individuals is well established, caused by somatic biallelic inactivation of NF1 due to loss of heterozygosity. Pediatric teratoma has not been reported in individuals with NF1 previously. We report a case of congenital teratoma in an infant with a heterozygous maternally inherited...
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