Malignancies in Chinese patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.
CONCLUSION. Chinese patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 are susceptible to different malignancies which contribute to mortality. These findings are similar to reports from overseas. Outcomes were unfavourable, except in patients having low-grade gliomas. Surveillance imaging may help early detection of deep-seated malignancies but the benefits accruing from such monitoring warrants prospective evaluation.
PMID: 23378354 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Hong Kong Med J)
