Hepatic plexiform neurofibroma a rare manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report and literature review
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a clinical diagnosis supported by characteristic radiological multisystem manifestations. NF1 commonly presents with cutaneous, musculoskeletal, and neurological findings, while abdominopelvic involvement is less frequent. We present the case of a 7-year-old girl clinically and radiologically diagnosed with NF1 who was incidentally found to have a hepatic lesion. Further investigations confirmed a hepatic plexiform neurofibroma, a rare manifestation of NF1 with few reported cases worldwide. This report describes the patient's neurological findings, as well as the sonographic, cross-sectional, and magnetic resonance imaging features of hepatic plexiform neurofibroma.
Authors
- Ahmed Aldraihem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0089-3673)
- Omar Y. Alkhaja
- Mohammed Salem Wadani
- Moayad Khalid Almaimani
- Feras Shmeylan Alharbi
Institutions
- King Fahd Medical City (SA)
- Al-Ghad International Health Sciences Colleges (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiology Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2025.12.011
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00