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A Case of Adult Intussusception of the Colon Caused by Cecal Neurofibroma in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Clinical Endoscopy 2005;31(5):343-347.
DOI: https://doi.org/
Published online: November 30, 2005
Departments of Gastroenterology, *General Surgery, Pathology and Diagnostic Radiology, Ajou University College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disorder and it is characterized by neurofibromas and cafe-au-lait spots on the skin. NF-1 affects the gastrointestinal tract in 25% of the cases and the stomach and jejunum are the commonly involved sites. Yet the occurrence of colon NF is very unusual. Several cases of colon involvement of NF-1 have been reported on and their clinical manifestations were massive or occult bleeding, constipation and asymptomatic rectal or perianal nodules. There was a reported case of colon-to-colon intussusception via an isolated colonic neurofibroma. However, the best of our knowledge, there has been no reported case of colon- to-colon intussusception induced by NF-1. We encountered a case of NF-1 involving the cecum that resulted in colon- to-colon intussusception and secondary acute appendicitis. The patient showed the typical skin lesions and bony abnormalities of NF. We report on this case with a review of the literature. (Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 2005;31: 343⁣347)


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