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Isolated Neurofibroma of the Sigmoid Colon: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors: Tarik Adioui, Mouna Tamzaourte, Fouad Nejjari, Amal Chakkor, Hakim Elkaoui, Adil Boudhas, Mohamed Oukabli, Fedoua Rouibaa, Aziz Aourarh, Aziz Zentar

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 2/2018

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Neurofibromas are typically benign neoplasms consisting of neural and connective tissue components. These tumors are constantly seen in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1, Von Recklinghausen’s disease) and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b (MEN 2b), and have been reported to undergo malignant transformation, with a higher risk when associated with neurofibromatosis. Their occurrence outside the settings of other clinical features of NF1 and MEN 2b is very rare [1], and we ignore if these lesions represent different phenotypic manifestations of NF1 and MEN 2b or whether they represent separate entities. …

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Title: Isolated Neurofibroma of the Sigmoid Colon: a Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Tarik Adioui
Mouna Tamzaourte
Fouad Nejjari
Amal Chakkor
Hakim Elkaoui
Adil Boudhas
Mohamed Oukabli
Fedoua Rouibaa
Aziz Aourarh
Aziz Zentar
Publication date: 01-06-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-016-9864-y

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