Tumores de Sistema Nervioso asociados con la Neurofibromatosis tipo 1 y 2
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2018 |
| Descripción: | Neurofibromatosis, today understood as a concept including two different entities (type 1 and type 2), is a genetic disease part of the neurocutaneous syndromes, initially described in 1849 that nowadays remains widely studied due to its complex physiopathology. is mechanism has been partially attributed due to mutations in tumoral suppressor genes, allowing uncontrolled cellular proliferation, producing different benign and cancerous neoplasia that characterized the disease. e clinical picture is complemented by affection of other body systems. Among the tumors that compose this entity are neurofibromas, plexiform neurofibromas, nerve sheath malign tumors, gliomas, schwannomas, meningiomas and ependimomas. e approach to these tumors, consisting principally in image study follow ups, surgery and chemotherapy, is currently not unified by international guidelines by the respective worldwide entities. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/36061 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/clinica/article/view/36061 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |