Case Reports in Surgery (Jan 2021)

Neurofibromatosis Type I and Stromal Tumor with a Multiple Digestive Localization

  • Amina Chaka,
  • Farouk Ennaceur,
  • Mohamed Amine Tormen,
  • Ibtissem Korbi,
  • Faouzi Noomen,
  • Khadija Zouari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/2868966
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2021

Abstract

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Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is also known as von Recklinghausen disease. It is a genetic disorder that affects the growth and development of nerve cell tissue, which is characterized by a multisystem disorder and an increased risk for cancer. The incidence of gastroduodenal stromal tumor during Recklinghausen disease can reach 35% in autopsies and 5% in clinical cases. In our case, the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type I was made in a middle-aged women initially diagnosed with a pancreaticoduodenal tumor.