Neurofibroma plexiforme de íleon y mesenterio: una manifestación infrecuente de la enfermedad de Von Recklinghausen

Plexiform neurofibroma is a tumor of the nerve trunks and their branches; it is considered virtually pathognomic of neurofibromatosis type 1. We present the case of a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 and a plexiform neurofibroma involving the ileum and mesentery. This case is interesting because intestinal involvement by neurofibroma is rare and because the patient presented with symptomatic intestinal involvement that required surgery.