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  1. Plexiform Neurofibroma

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    Description: Plexiform neurofibroma - note surgery scar over the lesion A type of neurofibroma manifesting as a diffuse overgrowth of subcutaneous tissue, usually involving the face, scalp, neck, and chest but occasionally occurring in the abdomen or pelvis. The tumors tend to progress, and may extend along nerve roots to eventually involve the spinal roots and spinal cord. This process is almost always a manifestation of neurofibromatosis.
    Keywords: tumor, Diffuse overgrowth, Neurofibroma, Plexiform, nerve root

  2. Segmental Neurofiboma

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    Description: Segmental neurofiboma over chest Neurofibroma is a fibrous tumor of nerve tissue resulting from the abnormal proliferation of Schwann cells. Multiple growths in the peripheral nervous system are often associated with abnormalities in other tissues.
    Keywords: Neoplasms by Histologic Type, nerve, nerve fiber, benign, Neoplasms, Neurofibroma, Plexiform, proliferation, tumor

  3. Segmental Neurofiboma

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    Description: Segmental neurofibroma over back Neurofibroma is a fibrous tumor of nerve tissue resulting from the abnormal proliferation of Schwann cells. Multiple growths in the peripheral nervous system are often associated with abnormalities in other tissues.
    Keywords: nerve fiber, proliferation, nerve, benign, Neurofibroma, Plexiform, Neoplasms by Histologic Type, Neoplasms, tumor

  4. Plexiform Neurofibroma

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    Description: Plexiform neurofibroma - neurofibroma affecting multiple branches of large nerves A type of neurofibroma manifesting as a diffuse overgrowth of subcutaneous tissue, usually involving the face, scalp, neck, and chest but occasionally occurring in the abdomen or pelvis. The tumors tend to progress, and may extend along nerve roots to eventually involve the spinal roots and spinal cord. This process is almost always a manifestation of neurofibromatosis.
    Keywords: nerve root, Neurofibroma, Plexiform, tumor, Diffuse overgrowth