[neurofibromatosis] Flashcards
Autosomal dominant
3
nerve tissue grows tumours
95% benign
local mass effect
Cafe-au-lait spots Freckling Dermal neurofibromas Nodular neurofibromas Lisch nodules
1st year of life
flat coffee coloured patches of skin
violet gelatinous textures nodules
if pressed can give rise to parasthesia
arise from nerve trunks
iris
small bows hamartomas
nerve tissue grows tumours
95% benign
local mass effect
Cafe-au-lait spots Freckling Dermal neurofibromas Nodular neurofibromas Lisch nodules
1st year of life
flat coffee coloured patches of skin
violet gelatinous textures nodules
if pressed can give rise to parasthesia
arise from nerve trunks
iris
small bows hamartomas
learning difficulties
mass effect of tumour
bilateral acoustic neuroma
sensorineural hearing loss
sensorineural hearing loss
c.20
tinnitus
vertigo
neurosurgical
multiple tender cutaneous schwannomas without bilateral vestibular schwannomas
5