Localized neurofibromatosis of the female genital system: A case report and review of the literature
- 9 April 2012
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
- Vol. 38 (6), 953-956
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01816.x
Abstract
Neurofibromatosis within the female genital tract is uncommon. The vulva is the most frequent genital location, but it has rarely been reported in the context of the vagina, uterine cervix or ovaries. In spite of its rarity, neurofibroma is a neoplasm that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pelvic masses, especially in patients with neurofibromatosis. In this paper we describe the case of a 71‐year‐old patient with pelvic pain and a uterine mass who underwent a hysterectomy after having been diagnosed with an 11‐cm neurofibroma occupying the myometrium of the entire uterine corpus. There were no neurofibromas in the endometrium, serosa, fallopian tubes or ovaries. The patient had an unknown von Recklinghausen's disease.Keywords
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