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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1029-3019</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3019</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1029-30192021000200432</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Neurofibroma plexiforme gigante del nervio ciático en una adulta burkinesa]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Giant plexiform neurofibroma of the sciatic nerve in a Burkinabé adult]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Frómeta Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gustavo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>432</fpage>
<lpage>440</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30192021000200432&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30192021000200432&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30192021000200432&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 36 años de edad con antecedente patológico de enfermedad de Von Reklinghausen, quien fue asistida en el Servicio de Cirugía General del Centro Hospitalario de Kossodô en Burkina Faso por presentar un tumor gigante en la región posterior del muslo derecho. Los exámenes complementarios confirmaron el presunto diagnóstico de neurofibroma plexiforme gigante del nervio ciático. Durante el procedimiento quirúrgico se extirpó un tumor infrecuente cuyo peso excedió los 22,5 kg. Con el tratamiento rehabilitador posoperatorio del miembro operado la paciente evolucionó satisfactoriamente y se le dio el alta hospitalaria 7 días después.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The case report of a 36 years patient with pathological history of Von Reklinghausen disease is presented. She was assisted in the General Surgery Service of the Hospital Center from Kossodô in Burkina Faso presenting a giant tumor in the back region of the right thigh. The complementary exams confirmed the presumed diagnosis of giant plexiform neurofibroma of the sciatic nerve. During the surgical procedure an uncommon tumor was removed which weight exceeded the 22.5 kg. With the postoperative rehabilitative treatment of the operated member the patient had a favorable clinical course and she was discharged from the hospital 7 days later.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[neurofibroma plexiforme]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[neurofibromatosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[nervio ciático]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[plexiform neurofibroma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[neurofibromatosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sciatic nerve]]></kwd>
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