The correlation between clinical, nuclear and histologic findings in a patient with Von Recklinghausen's disease

Table 1 Details for each neurofibroma resected at the first and second operation

	Neurofibroma	Location	Type	Pain	Growth	Size (cm)	FDG score	Amount	Pseudo capsule	Glut-1	HK II
Operation 1	I	R buttock	NP	+	+	2	+	4	-	-	++
	II	R buttock 2	SC	+	+	4	+	3	+	-	+
	III	R flank	SC	-	-	4	-	1	+	-	+
	IV	Abdomen	NP	-	-	1.5	-	1	-	-	+
	V	L upper arm	C	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	++
	VI	Pubic area	C	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	++
	VII	L calf	C	+	-	1	+	3	-	-	+
	VIII	R lower leg	DP	-	-	1.5	-	1	-	-	++
	IX	L ankle	SC	+	+	4	+	4	+	-	+
	X	L knee	SC	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
Operation 2	I	Sternum	DP	-	-	1.5	-	1	-	-	+
	II	R wrist rad	SC	-	-	4	-	1	-	-	+++
	III	R wrist uln	NP	+	+	5	+	3	+	-	++
	IV	L breast	DP	-	-	2.5	-	1	-	-	+
	V	R upper leg	SC	-	-	6	+	3	+	-	+++
	VI	L wrist prox	C	-	-	3	+	4	-	-	-
	VII	L wrist dist	C	-	-	8	+	3	+	-	++
	VIII	L arm pit	SC	-	-	5	+	4	+	-	++
	IX	R scapula	SC	+	-	3	-	1	-	-	+
	X	Lower back	C	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	+++

R = right, L = left, NP = nodular plexiform, SC = subcutaneous, C = cutaneous, DP = diffuse plexiform, Pain: + = pain, – = no pain, Growth: + = growth, – = no growth, Size: size on MRI in centimetres (cm) FDG uptake: + = accumulation of ¹⁸FDG on PET scanning, – = no uptake, Amount (see text): semi quantitative measurement of ¹⁸FDG uptake, Pseudo C: + formation of a pseudo capsule, – = no capsule, Glut-1: + = expression of Glut-1, – = no expression, HKII: + = semi quantitative measurement of HKII expression, – = no expression.

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