Neurofibromatosis

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Treatment

There is no cure for neurofibromatosis and the goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms. Painful cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors and those that occur on visible areas of the body may be removed surgically. Surgery also may be performed to remove schwannomas and nerve tissue tumors (neurofibromas) that cause pain, sensory loss, and loss of function.


In Type 2 neurofibromatosis, surgery using magnification and very small instruments (microsurgery) may be performed to remo...Read the full article