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Neurofibromas in the small intestine are usually accompanied by von Recklinghausen's disease (neurofibromatosis), and usually originate in the intramuscular plexus of Auerbach. We present here a solitary neurofibroma, which caused an ileocolic intussusception, originating in the submucosal plexus of Meissner in a non-neurofibromatosis patient. To our knowledge, there is no previous report of a neurofibroma originating in the plexus of Meissner. This condition was clearly confirmed by macroscopic and microscopic evaluation.
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Watanuki, F., Ohwada, S., Hosomura, Y. et al. Small ileal neurofibroma causing intussusception in a non-neurofibromatosis patient. J Gastroenterol 30, 113–116 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01211385
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