Confocal Microscopy Predicts the Risk of Recurrence and Malignant Transformation of Mucocutaneous Neurofibromas in NF-1: An Observational Study

From 2005 to 2010, 20 consecutive patients with fully manifested neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) underwent elective neurofibroma resection at our institution (Departments of Plastic Surgery and of Odontostomatology). Specimens were photographed under optical microscope and confocal laser scanning mic...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Giudice, Giorgio Favia, Angela Tempesta, Luisa Limongelli, Michelangelo Vestita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Dermatology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6938130