title: An unusual presentation of neurofibromatosis of the breast.
abstract: Patients with neurofibromatosis type I or von Recklinghausen disease develop neurofibromas in the subcutaneous tissues, including the breast. There are two German reports of massive neurofibromatosis of the breast, but few reports of massive neurofibromatosis of the breast in the English literature. We present an unusual case of neurofibromatosis of the breast with large neurofibromas predominantly noted protruding from both nipple-areolar complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Columbia University-New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York 10032, USA. sm800@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Shara L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Millman
authors.forename: Cecilia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Mercado
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009558:Nipples / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography