GI Radiology > Small Bowel > Neoplasms > Neurofibroma
Neoplasms
Neurofibroma |
Clinical·
Arise from Aurbach’s
plexis in subserosa ·
Sites (in order of
frequency) - jejunum, stomach, ileum, colon, mesentery ·
Usually single ·
Multiple small bowel
neurofibromas occur in 25% of patients with von Recklinghausen’s disease
(neurofibromatosis type I, autosomal dominant) Radiological·
Smooth, rounded,
sessile or pedunculated masses ·
May ulcerate (target
lesion) · Multiple neurofibromas - eccentrically aligned along one border (antimesenteric) |
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