[Hereditary predisposition to tumors of the central and peripheral nervous systems].

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Some tumors of the central and peripheral nervous system may be associated with a cancer predisposition syndrome, either hereditary or occurring de novo. Such a syndrome is usually associated with multiple tumors occurring early in life. Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 present with multiple neurofibromas, especially of the plexiform type (which may transform into malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor),...

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