Jaheddine Fadwa, Sfar Kaouthar, Bouanane Rania, Omor Youssef, Latib Rachida, Amalik Sanae
Department of Radiology National Institute of Oncology, University Mohammed V of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Nov 13;20(1):732-735. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.10.022. eCollection 2025 Jan.
Plexiform neurofibroma is characterized by diffuse intraneural neoplastic overgrowth involving a long nerve segment, with tortuous expansion of its branches. It is a hallmark of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). We report the case of a 36-year-old man with a known diagnosis of NF1, who was admitted for chronic posterior cervical pain and cervicobrachial neuralgia. MRI findings were consistent with plexiform neurofibromas. This case underscores the importance for radiologists to consider these tumors as a potential cause of cervicobrachial neuralgia in patients with NF1.
丛状神经纤维瘤的特征是神经内肿瘤弥漫性过度生长，累及较长的神经节段，其分支呈迂曲扩张。它是1型神经纤维瘤病（NF1）的一个标志。我们报告一例36岁已知诊断为NF1的男性患者，因慢性颈后部疼痛和颈臂神经痛入院。磁共振成像（MRI）结果与丛状神经纤维瘤相符。该病例强调了放射科医生将这些肿瘤视为NF1患者颈臂神经痛潜在病因的重要性。
