Multiple glomus tumors and segmental neurofibromatosis: there are no coincidences

• Author(s): Cabral, R ; Santiago, F ; Tellechea, O
• Date: 2011
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1119
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas; Tumor glómico; Neoplasias da Pele; Neurofibromatose 1
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Segmental neurofibromatosis is a rare subtype of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Glomus tumors are uncommon benign tumors. The authors report the association between these two rare conditions, not yet reported.