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. 1993 Mar;48(3):298–299. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.3.298

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

L T Chow 1, B S Shum 1, W H Chow 1
PMCID: PMC464381  PMID: 8497833

Abstract

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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