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 =Other=
-==Neurofibromatosis==
-Comes in two flavours:
-#NF1 (peripheral).
-#NF2 (central).
-===NF1===
-Features (need 2/7 to diagnose):<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1177266-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1177266-overview]. Accessed on: 3 May 2010.</ref>
-*Two or more neurofibromas or one plexiform neurofibroma.
-*Café-au-lait spots.
-*Freckles in axilla or inguinal area.
-*Optic nerve glioma.
-*Iris hamartomas (Lisch nodules).
-*Sphenoid dysplasia or typical long-bone abnormalities (e.g. bowing).
-*First-degree relative with NF1.
-===NF2===
-Features (need 1/3 to diagnose):<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1178283-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1178283-overview]. Accessed on: 3 May 2010.</ref>
-#Bilateral CNVIII masses on imaging.
-#Unilateral CNVIII mass + first-degree relative with NF2.
-#First-degree relative with NF2 ''and'' 2/4 of the following:
-## Meningioma.
-## Glioma.
-## Schwannoma.
-## Juvenile cataract.
 ==Small round blue cell tumours (SRBCT)==
 A group of tumours that has a similar histologic appearance.  It is a group of tumours that is seen more often in childhood than adulthood.