Abstract:We report in this series 5 cases of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The mean age of the patients was 14.8 years (±9.65) with extremes ranging from 3 to 27 years. Three patients were female (60%) and two were male (40%). Three of our patients (60%) had no history of NF1 and two were monophthalmic because of plexiform neurofibromas involving the eyelid. Both cutaneous and plexiform neurofibromas were found in all our patients. The latter were of variable location: one on the chin, two on the left temporofacial r… Show more
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