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Absence of a Sphenoid Wing in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Disease: Imaging with Multidetector Computed Tomography  

Onbas, Omer (Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology)
Aliagaoglu, Cihangir (Erzurum Numune Hospital, Department of Dermatology)
Calikoglu, Cagatay (Erzurum Numune Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery)
Kantarci, Mecit (Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology)
Atasoy, Mustafa (Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology)
Alper, Fatih (Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.7, no.1, 2006 , pp. 70-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
Neurofibromatosis type 1 disease is characterized by pigmented cutaneous lesions and generalized tumors of a neural crest origin and it may affect all the systems of the human body. Sphenoid dysplasia is one of the characteristics of this syndrome and it occurs in 5-10% of the cases; further, abnormalities of the sphenoid wings are often considered pathognomonic. However, complete agenesis of a sphenoid wing is very rare. We report here on an unusual case of neurofibromatosis type 1 disease with the associated absence of a sphenoid wing that was diagnosed by using multidetector computed tomography.
Keywords
Neurofibromatosis; Computed tomography;
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