MRI features of plexiform neurofibromas involving the liver and pancreas in children with neurofibromatosis type 1

To describe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of plexiform neurofibromas (PNF) involving the liver and pancreas in paediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).A retrospective search of the hospital database was undertaken to find cases of PNF in the porta hepatis, hilar neurofibroma, and hepatic neurofibroma over a 12 year period. The images were analysed and a review of the charts was undertaken.Five paediatric patients were...