 There is artifact related to patient's braces involving the anterior upper neck soft tissues. Lack of contrast also limits evaluation for small lesions. There is however no large mass involving the neck soft tissues. Multiple small T2 hyperintense lesions are seen in the neck soft tissues which may represent small lymph nodes and/or small neurofibromas.CERVICAL SPINE
Stigmata of neurofibromatosis type I with multiple neurofibromas involving the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. No intraspinal extension to cause spinal canal stenosis is seen. No cord signal abnormality or expansion to suggest intramedullary tumor. There are multiple neurofibromas involving the paraspinous, subcutaneous, and neck soft tissues as well which are relatively small. Please see details above.