Association between Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Breast Cancer: A Report of Two Cases with a Review of the Literature
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common genetic diseases in humans and is associated with various benign and malignant tumors, including breast cancer. However, an increased risk of breast cancer in NF1 patients has not been widely recognized or accepted. Here, we report two cases o...
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| description | Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common genetic diseases in humans and is associated with various benign and malignant tumors, including breast cancer. However, an increased risk of breast cancer in NF1 patients has not been widely recognized or accepted. Here, we report two cases of breast cancer in NF1 patients and review the literature on the association between NF1 and breast cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c3892b76abf847f7b469d780bbed0b302025-02-03T06:11:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352015-01-01201510.1155/2015/456205456205Association between Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Breast Cancer: A Report of Two Cases with a Review of the LiteratureYoon Nae Seo0Young Mi Park1Department of Radiology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, 633-165 Gaegeum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Radiology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, 633-165 Gaegeum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of KoreaNeurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common genetic diseases in humans and is associated with various benign and malignant tumors, including breast cancer. However, an increased risk of breast cancer in NF1 patients has not been widely recognized or accepted. Here, we report two cases of breast cancer in NF1 patients and review the literature on the association between NF1 and breast cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/456205 |
| spellingShingle | Yoon Nae Seo Young Mi Park Association between Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Breast Cancer: A Report of Two Cases with a Review of the Literature Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Association between Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Breast Cancer: A Report of Two Cases with a Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Association between Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Breast Cancer: A Report of Two Cases with a Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Association between Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Breast Cancer: A Report of Two Cases with a Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Breast Cancer: A Report of Two Cases with a Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Association between Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Breast Cancer: A Report of Two Cases with a Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | association between neurofibromatosis type 1 and breast cancer a report of two cases with a review of the literature |
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