A case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1

Korean J Intern Med. 2003 Sep;18(3):202-5. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2003.18.3.202.

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 1 is characterized by cutaneous neurofibromas and pigmented lesions of the skin called café au lait spots. Although neurofibromatosis type 1 represents a major risk factor for the development of malignancy, especially of nervous system tumors, malignant lymphoma rarely occurs in a patients with neurofibromatosis type 1. Recently, a 77-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 was diagnosed as non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (diffuse large B cell). She had multiple café au lait spots, neurofibromas and right axillary lymph node enlargement. An abdominal CT scan demonstrated a left pelvic mass and para-aortic lymphadenopathy. Because non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a neurofibromatosis patient has never been reported in Korea, herein, we describe this case and include a review of the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cafe-au-Lait Spots / complications
  • Cafe-au-Lait Spots / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / complications*
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / diagnostic imaging
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed