Breast cancer in a patient with NF1

Case contributed by Kostas Boutsiadis
Diagnosis probable

Patient Data

Age: 55
Gender: Female
mammography

Multiple well rounded soft tissue lesions project over both breasts. Many can be seen to be external to the breast, on the skin. Additionally in the left breast a stellate density with architectural distortion is present. 

Case Discussion

This patient has a known diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1, and now has developed a left breast carcinoma. 

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