Isolated intestinal neurofibromatosis of colon. Single case report and review of the literature

Isolated intestinal neurofibromatosis of the colon is a most unusual disease: from 1937 to 1999 only 12 cases have been reported. The differential diagnosis and treatment of this lesion are very difficult. A review of the literature is made and personal experience in the diagnosis and treatment of a...

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Published in:	Digestive and liver disease Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 737 - 742
Main Authors:	Bononi, M., De Cesare, A., Stella, M.C., Fiori, E., Galati, G., Atella, F., Angelini, M., Cimitan, A., Lemos, A., Cangemi, V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-11-2000
Subjects:	Aged Colonic Neoplasms - diagnosis Colonic Neoplasms - surgery diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans isolated intestinal neurofibromatosis Neurofibromatoses - diagnosis Neurofibromatoses - surgery therapy diagnosis therapy isolated intestinal neurofibromatosis
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Summary:	Isolated intestinal neurofibromatosis of the colon is a most unusual disease: from 1937 to 1999 only 12 cases have been reported. The differential diagnosis and treatment of this lesion are very difficult. A review of the literature is made and personal experience in the diagnosis and treatment of a case in a 68-year-old female is described.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4
ISSN:	1590-8658 1878-3562
DOI:	10.1016/S1590-8658(00)80340-0