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Figure 1. Age and sex distribution in patients who underwent surgery for neurofibroma
The upper and lower graphs illustrate data under normal and restricted medical access, respectively. The vertical and horizontal axes indicate the number of patients and age (years), respectively. The black and white bars indicate male and female patients, respectively.

Figure 2. Differences between normal and restricted medical access
The differences between normal and restricted medical access are illustrated for the D-, N-, and B-classifications, type of neurofibroma, site of excised neurofibroma, number of excised neurofibroma, and reason to undergo surgery were illustrated. The horizontal axis indicates the percentage. Cutaneous, cutaneous neurofibroma; No, nodular plexiform neurofibroma; Di, diffuse plexiform neurofibroma.

Figure 3. Relationships between the number of excised neurofibromas and severity or reason to undergo surgery
Multiple correspondence analyses showed relationships (a) between the number of excised neurofibromas and D-, N-, or B-classification and (b) between the number of excised neurofibromas and reasons to undergo surgery. The vertical and horizontal axes both indicate dimensions. The closed circles indicate the relative positions of patients who underwent surgery for 1 (E1), 2-9 (E2-9), and ≥10 (E10) neurofibromas. The blue, green, and pink closed circles indicate the relative positions of patients with each D-, N-, and B-classification, respectively. Open circles indicate the relative positions of patients with each reason.