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Phenotypic diversity of neurofibromatosis 2: association with plexiform schwannoma.
Histopathology - 1 Mar 1998
Ishida T, Kuroda M, Motoi T, Oka T, Imamura T, Machinami R
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Plexiform schwannoma (PS) is a rare variant of benign schwannoma characterized by a multinodular and plexiform growth pattern. In contrast to plexiform neurofibroma. PS is not associated with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF-1; von Recklinghausen's disease) and has no propensity for malignant transformation. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between PS and the entities of neurofibromatosis 2...
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