plexiform neurofibroma
MONDO:0003304Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names plexiform neurofibroma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An elongated and multinodular neurofibroma, formed when the tumor involves either multiple trunks of a plexus or multiple fascicles of a large nerve, such as the sciatic. Some plexiform neurofibromas resemble a bag of worms, others produce a massive ropy enlargement of the nerve. (Adapted from WHO.)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0003304), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: plexiform neurofibroma
- Also called
- plexiform neurofibroma (disease)