Intrathoracic vagus nerve neurofibroma and sudden death in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 21 year old man with type 1 neurofibromatosis was found dead in the middle of the night. Postmortem examination revealed a large neurofibroma arising from the right intrathoracic vagus nerve, which might have contributed to his sudden death.
Medical subject headings
- Cranial Nerve Neoplasms
- Death, Sudden
- Neurofibromatosis 1
- Vagus Nerve