Abstract

Involvement of the gastrointestinal system and vascular lesions are well-known features of von Recklinghausen's disease, but they are rarely detected in childhood. We report a case of von Recklinghausen's disease with intestinal involvement. The excised right hemicolectomy material of a 16-year-old girl was examined, and diffuse neurofibromatous proliferation with ganglioneuromatous features were observed. Vasculopathy was also seen in some arteries throughout the intestinal segment.

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Göğüş S, Sarikayalar F, Akçören Z, Yalnizoğlu D, Hiçsönmez A. Intestinal involvement and vasculopathy in von Recklinghausen’s neurofibromatosis. Turk J Pediatr 1997; 39: 117-122.