Neurofibromatosis of the Stomach

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A case of neurofibroma of the stomach and mesentery associated with von Recklinghausen's disease and chronic ulcerative colitis in a 44-year-old female is reported. Severe upper abdominal pain, vomiting, and anemia were the most prominent symptoms and all disappeared following subtotal gastrectomy. Review of the English medical literature showed 29 cases of gastric neurofibroma, either single or multiple, 5 of which were also accompanied by generalized cutaneous neurofibromatosis. All patients were 30 years of age or more; there were 18 females and 11 males. Abdominal pain, anemia, and gastrointestinal bleeding were the most frequent presenting symptoms. Ulceration was rather frequent and a gross lesion was noted in 16 patients.

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