Aneurysm of the popliteal artery in neurofibromatosis.
The neurofibromatoses are a heterogeneous set of genetic disorders having clinical manifestations that involve the skin, the nervous system, or both. In addition, the disease can be confounded by a broad spectrum of complications, such as various kinds of osseous lesion, vascular lesions, aqueduct stenosis, optic glioma, and learning disabilities. Neurofibromatosis results in vascular involvement in approximately 10% of cases. Stenotic lesions predominate, but aneurysms have been documented as well. Rarely noted, however, have been peripheral aneurysms. In this report, we discuss the case of a 66-year-old woman with type 1 neurofibromatosis and a popliteal artery aneurysm who was operated upon because of threatened limb ischemia. Histological findings confirmed neurofibromatous invasion of the vessel wall.
Cho
Yong Pil
YP
Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, 415 Bangdong-ri, Sacheon-myeon, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea. ypcho@gnah.co.kr
Kang
Gil Hyun
GH
Choi
Soo-Jung
SJ
Herr
Hwan
H
Han
Myoung Sik
MS
Jang
Hyuk Jai
HJ
Kim
Yong Ho
YH
Kim
Kyoung-ho
KH
Kwon
Tae-Won
TW
Lee
Sung Gyu
SG
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D017131:Thrombectomy