Isolated Anterior Mesenteric Neurofibroma: A Rare Manifestation of Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), also known as Von Recklinghausen disease, is a multisystemic, hereditary, autosomal dominant condition. It is caused by the development of tumors in the nervous system, resulting from mutations in the <i>NF1</i> gene located on chromosome 17q11.2. Gastrointestinal involvement is mainly extraperitoneal, with mesentery lesions being the least common. We report a case of an isolated jejunal mesenteric neurofibroma diagnosed by ultrasound and CT scan and confirmed by histopathological examination in a nine-year-old child with diffuse café-au-lait spots who presented with chronic abdominal pain.