INTRATHORACIC VAGUS NERVE NEUROFIBROMA AND SUDDEN-DEATH IN A PATIENT WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS

被引:9
作者
CHOW, LTC
SHUM, BSF
CHOW, WH
机构
[1] DEPT HLTH, FORENS PATHOL SERV, HONG KONG, HONG KONG
[2] GRANTHAM HOSP, DEPT MED, ABERDEEN, HONG KONG
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10.1136/thx.48.3.298
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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摘要
A 21 year old man with type 1 neurofibromatosis was found dead in the middle of the night. Postmortem examination revealed a large neurofibroma arising from the right intrathoracic vagus nerve, which might have contributed to his sudden death.
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