title: [Spontaneous rupture of the flexor tendon of the hand disclosing the presence of Recklinghausen's disease].
abstract: Seemingly spontaneous subcutaneous ruptures of the flexor tendons of the hand are not frequently encountered. The case studied is that of a young man whose deep flexor tendon of the third finger snapped during a slight effort. The histological and immunohistochemical analysis led to the conclusion that there was localization of an intra-tendinous neurofibroma, which would seem to be a so-far undescribed phenomenon. The patient presented neurofibromas elsewhere and had pigmented spots on the body, which enabled Von Recklinghausen's disease to be diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Boucicaut, Paris.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arkwright
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leps
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ebelin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vilde
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lemerle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000473:pathology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Rupture spontanée d'un tendon fléchisseur de la main révélatrice d'une localisation de la maladie de Recklinghausen.