DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2017.3.11.5

Pages: 289-290

The plexiform neurofibroma is a rare and benign tumor often associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. The aim of this work is to show, through three clinical cases, the clinical characteristics and the therapeutic means of plexiform neurofibromas in our department. The constant elements found in all patients are benign peripheral tumors developed at the expense of nerve sheaths. An extensive tumor or malignant transformation is the surgical indication. The majority of authors admit the difficulty of this surgery in view of the difficulty of the dissection, the importance of the haemorrhagic risk, the frequency of recurrences. Neurofibromatosis is characterized by a very great variability of its clinical expression. The plexiform neurofibromas of the face are especially difficult to control. The results remain modest and recidivism is frequent.