Spontaneous hip dislocation secondary to intraarticular neurofibroma: a case report.
Spontaneous hip dislocation due to intraarticular neurofibroma in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 is extremely rare. We describe the imaging features of spontaneous dislocation of hip due to histologically proven intraarticular neurofibroma in young woman with neurofibromatosis type 1, and review the literature.
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1475, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA, radiokumar@hotmail.com.
Rajendra
R
Kumar
Afranio
A
dos Reis Teixeira Neto
Michael T
MT
Deavers
Behrang
B
Amini
Valerae O
VO
Lewis
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome