title: Aneurysm of the popliteal artery in neurofibromatosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Yong Pil
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Gil Hyun
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Soo-Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Hwan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Herr
authors.forename: Myoung Sik
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hyuk Jai
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Yong Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyoung-ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae-Won
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Sung Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: 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