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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2001; 34(02): 070-074
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778561
Review Article

Partial Excision of Giant Plexiform Neurofibromatosis

P Kumar
1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 119, Karnataka, India
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N Anand
1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 119, Karnataka, India
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K G Bhaskara
1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 119, Karnataka, India
,
A Raja
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 119, Karnataka, India
,
K Ganesh
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 119, Karnataka, India
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SUMMARY

Seven cases of plexiform neurofibromatosis, which underwent single or multiple partial excisions from 1996-2000 were reviewed for quality of scar, aesthetic results and any other complication. Early results were satisfactory. Follow up period was inadequate to comment on the malignant degeneration at the surgery site.

Key words:

Neurofibromatosis - Partial excision - Plexiform


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06 March 2024

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