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Is it possible to get a neurofibroma without having neurofibromatosis?

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Yes.: It can occur spontaneously or it can be familial; isolated or part of a syndrome; or it can be associated with other conditions.

Answered 12/24/2013

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Yes: Neurofibromatosis, inherited problem, with varying degrees of involvement from mild to severe.Presence of multiple neurofibromas is important diagnostic sign of NF. Single neurofibromas may occasionally occur in people who do not have NF. Neurofibroma is nerve tumor.Type 1 usually appears in children with brown flat skin spots, freckling in armpits, and soft tumors under the skin, bone deformities

Answered 12/6/2014

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