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  • Title: Concomitant vagal neurofibroma and aplasia of the internal carotid artery in neurofibromatosis type 1.
    Author: Ozcan M, Tuncel U, Unal A, Erdogan A, Han O, Nalca Y.
    Journal: Ear Nose Throat J; 2001 Oct; 80(10):730-2, 734, 737. PubMed ID: 11605571.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 who had both aplasia of an internal carotid artery (ICA) and a vagal neurofibroma. To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of the simultaneous presence of these two rare disorders in a single patient. We believe that this is also the first report of an absence of an ICA in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. The patient was a 19-year-old woman who complained of a slowly growing neck mass. The mass occupied the right parapharyngeal space and upper cervical region. The patient had no other masses on physical examination, but widespread café au lait spots were evident. This led us to suspect the presence of a vagal neurofibroma. The tumor was removed, and pathology confirmed the diagnosis. No intracranial aneurysms were detected on cerebral angiography.
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