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Anterior mediastinal neurofibrosarcoma—a rare manifestation of neurofibromatosis type-1

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Anterior mediastinal neurofibroma and neurofibrosarcoma form a rare class of tumors seen in patients of neurofibromatosis. We describe a case of anterior mediastinal neurofibrosarcoma in a known case of neurofibromatosis type-1.

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  1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190011, India

    Zubair Ahmad, Mohd Ilyas, Gh. Mohammad Wani, Sayar Ahmed Taley & Arif Ahmad Wani

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Ahmad, Z., Ilyas, M., Wani, G.M. et al. Anterior mediastinal neurofibrosarcoma—a rare manifestation of neurofibromatosis type-1. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 34, 510–512 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-018-0673-8

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