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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASMS - CRANIAL AND PARASPINAL NERVEs | Neurofibroma | 18A1 Neurofibroma, plexiform (Case 18) gross 1

Case 18 History ---- The patient is a 34-year-old woman with a history of stage IIa squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, treated with high dose radiation therapy in 01/2003. MRI now reveals a uniformly enhancing, T2 hyperintense, T1 hypointense, 1 x 1.6 cm mass within the left L4-5 neural foramen. Clinical diagnosis: Nerve sheath tumor. Operative procedure: Laminectomy for L4-5 tumor resection. ---- 18A1,2 The gross specimen is shown and is consistent with plexiform neurofibroma.

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