Progressive tracheal and superior vena caval compression caused by benign neurofibromatosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The case history presented is of a patient with progressive tracheal and superior vena caval compression caused by a benign neurofibroma, a previously unrecognised feature of neurofibromatosis. The patient was successfully treated by surgical decompression.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Neurofibromatoses
- Superior Vena Cava Syndrome