Cervical Neurofibroma: Peri-Operative Considerations

Authors

  • Hariharan R Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  • Anjali Singh Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  • Uma Hariharan Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  • Sandeep Kumar Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-5-130

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis (NF), are a group of hereditary diseases transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion and characterized by a tendency to formation of ectodermal or mesodermal tissue tumours, possessing NF1 or NF2 gene mutation.

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2021-12-07

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Hariharan R, Anjali Singh, Uma Hariharan, & Sandeep Kumar. (2021). Cervical Neurofibroma: Peri-Operative Considerations. Research and Practice in Anesthesiology, 5(1), 14–15. https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-5-130

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): Volume 5 Issue 1 2021

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