Abstract
A rare case of neck plexiform neurofibroma is reported in a 43-year-old man complaining of neck tumor and dyspnea. The man suffers from schizophrenia and has been in a mental hospital for six years. CT and MRI revealed a neck tumor extending through the thyrohyoid membrane and projecting into the neck. The histological and clinical diagnosis was plexiform neurofibroma. There were no symptoms of von Recklinghausen disease. The tumor was completely removed without complication.
