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encyclopedia of Rare Disease Annotation for Precision Medicine




Disease neurofibromatosis type 1
Symptom C0206727|nerve sheath tumors
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PubMedID- 23292448 Since the bi-allelic inactivation of both neurofibromin 1 (nf1) gene alleles (nf1(-/-)) in schwann cells (scs) is common in both benign plexiform neurofibromas (pns) and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (mpnsts) in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (nf1), other genetic alterations in scs may be required for tumor progression of pns to mpnsts.
PubMedID- 23101443 Role of resection of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.
PubMedID- 20074816 Plexiform neurofibromas are peripheral nerve sheath tumors associated with neurofibromatosis type 1.
PubMedID- 24166582 Benign whole body tumor volume is a risk factor for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors in neurofibromatosis type 1.
PubMedID- 20664435 Conclusion: neurofibromatosis type 1 with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors complicating pregnancy requires an experienced, multidisciplinary team of care offering an aggressive evaluation to rule out malignant transformation or recurrence when there is any change in clinical status of a patient, as this may signal a potentially fatal change in the lesion.

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