An unusual presentation of neurofibromatosis of the breast.
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.
Millman
Shara L
SL
Department of Radiology, Columbia University-New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York 10032, USA. sm800@columbia.edu
Mercado
Cecilia L
CL
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