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(Not Quite) 1001 Manifestations of

Neurofibromatosis


 

  • Lateral meningocoeles

    • Diverticula of the thecal sac caused by dysplasia of the meninges

    • Leads to erosion of adjacent bone

    • Posterior scalloping of the vertebral bodies (as above)

    • Particularly in the thoracic and lumbar vertebral areas

  • Cafe au lait spots

  • Multiple skin neurofibromas or schwannomas

  • Diffuse enlargement of an extremity

  • Mental retardation

  • Optic nerve gliomas, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, astrocytomas, ependymomas, hamartomas and glioblastomas

  • Syringomyelia

  • Defect in the posterosuperior wall of the orbit

  • Enlargement of the orbit

  • Hypoplasia of the greater wing of the sphenoid

  • Enlargement of the middle cranial fossa

  • Holes in the head

  • Cranium bifidum

  • Dural ectasia

  • Posterior scalloping of the vertebral bodies

  • Dumbbell neurofibromas

  • Enlargement of a neural foramen

  • Erosion of a pedicle

  • Intrathoracic meningocele

  • Kyphoscoliosis

  • Ribbon ribs

  • Neurofibromas of the vagus nerve

  • Pulmonary interstitial fibrosis

  • Congenital heart disease (PS most common, VSD, coarct)

  • Renal artery stenosis

  • Other arterial stenoses

  • Neurofibromas of the GI tract

  • Pheochromocytoma

  • Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid

  • Pseudarthrosis of long bones, especially tibia

  • Bowing of the extremities, especially tibia

  • Marginal cortical defects

  • Massive subperiosteal hematoma

 
 
 
 
 
 
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