A case of appendiceal ganglioneuroma in neurofibromatosis type 1.

Tadaaki ShimizuNao HondoYusuke MiyagawaMasato KitazawaFutoshi MuranakaShigeo TokumaruSatoshi NakamuraMakoto KoyamaYuta YamamotoTakehito EharaSatoru MiyazakiYasuhiro IijimaMai IwayaYuji Soejima

Published in: Surgical case reports (2021)

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor and neurofibroma are the most common gastrointestinal tumors associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, but ganglioneuroma of the appendix is rare. Appendiceal neurogenic tumors should be considered in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, and surgical resection is necessary because of the risk of malignancy.

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low grade
spinal cord injury