Surgery for massive paediatric head and neck Neurofibroma: two case reports

We report two paediatric patients with massive head and neck plexiform neurofibromas who underwent surgical excision. We wish to highlight issues and implications pertaining to the surgery, in particular, the management of intraoperative bleeding often encountered in these cases.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Abdullah, Kahairi, Shahid, Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2012
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/27238/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27238/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27238/1/Surgery_for_Massive_Paediatric_Head.pdf
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Summary:We report two paediatric patients with massive head and neck plexiform neurofibromas who underwent surgical excision. We wish to highlight issues and implications pertaining to the surgery, in particular, the management of intraoperative bleeding often encountered in these cases.