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Intrathoracic vagus nerve neurofibroma and sudden death in a patient with neurofibromatosis

Thorax (1993) 48(3) 298-299
DOI: 10.1136/thx.48.3.298
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A 21 year old man with type 1 neurofibromatosis was found dead in the middle of the night. Postmortem examination revealed a large neurofibroma arising from the right intrathoracic vagus nerve, which might have contributed to his sudden death.

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Chow, L. T. C., Shum, B. S. F., & Chow, W. H. (1993). Intrathoracic vagus nerve neurofibroma and sudden death in a patient with neurofibromatosis. Thorax, 48(3), 298–299. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.48.3.298

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