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18-year-old female with plexiform neurofibroma. A. Photograph and B three-dimensional, volume-reformatted CT image of the face, showing swelling on the right side.
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The patient first noticed the swelling ten years ago; it began insidiously and then grew slowly to attain its present size (Figs. 1A, 1B).
18-year-old female with plexiform neurofibroma. Axial CT image shows dysplastic changes and deformity involving right side of maxilla, mandible, and the upper cervical vertebrae.
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Computed tomography (CT) showed overgrowth of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, with invasion and encasement of the muscles and soft tissues of the right side of the face (Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4).
18-year-old female with plexiform neurofibroma. Coronally reformatted CT scan image extension of lesion posteriorly to the back of neck and up to the right paravertebral region.
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Computed tomography (CT) showed overgrowth of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, with invasion and encasement of the muscles and soft tissues of the right side of the face (Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4).
18-year-old female with plexiform neurofibroma. Three-dimensional, volume-reformatted CT image of the skull, cervical spine, and upper chest demonstrating a dysplastic right mandible.
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Computed tomography (CT) showed overgrowth of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, with invasion and encasement of the muscles and soft tissues of the right side of the face (Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4).
18-year-old female with plexiform neurofibroma. T2-weighted axial MRI showing overgrowth of the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the right side of the face and neck with encasement of muscle, soft tissue, and superficial blood vessels.
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18-year-old female with plexiform neurofibroma. T2-weighted coronal MRI showing extension of the lesion up to the right paravertebral region. Note the cystic lesion measuring 30 x15 mm in the base of the right neck.
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