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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2005; 11(35): 5573-5576
Published online Sep 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i35.5573
Published online Sep 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i35.5573
Solitary colonic neurofibroma in a patient with transient segmental colitis: Case report
Vasilios Panteris, Irini Mylonakou, Dimitrios Georgios Karamanolis, Department of Gastroenterology, “Tzaneion” General Hospital, Zanni and Afentouli 1, Piraeus 18536, Greece
Thivi Vassilakaki, Nikos Vaitsis, Ioannis Elemenoglou, Department of Pathology, “Tzaneion” General Hospital, Zanni and Afentouli 1, Piraeus 18536, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Vasilios Panteris, MD, M. Botsari 38, 132 31 Petroupoli, Athens, Greece. kresson@panafonet.gr
Telephone: +30-21-05011944 Fax: +30-21-05011944
Received: March 4, 2005
Revised: March 21, 2005
Accepted: March 23, 2005
Published online: September 21, 2005
Revised: March 21, 2005
Accepted: March 23, 2005
Published online: September 21, 2005
Abstract
Neurofibromas of the large bowel are very rare and usually are part of the colonic involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 (Nf1, von Recklinghausen’s disease). Solitary neurofibromas of the colon are extremely rare. We describe a case of an isolated neurofibroma that was found in the large bowel of a patient who suffered from segmental colitis and presented with bloody diarrhea. A review of the literature is also included, concerning the disclosure of isolated neurofibromas in the gut and other body parts and the type of gastrointestinal involvement in von Recklinghausen’s disease.
Keywords: Solitary neurofibroma; Isolated neurofibroma; Neurofibromatosis; Intestinal neurofibromatosis; von Recklinghausen’s disease