Primary carcinoma of the lung in von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis

Abstract

von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis (NF-1) is the most common inherited syndrome predisposing to neoplasia, particularly neural crest-derived tumors. However, lung malignancies reported in association with neurofibromatosis are sparse. We present a case of a 48-year-old man with NF-1 that manifested as carcinoma of lung, in order to discuss the linkage between these two entities.

Keywords

• Neurofibromatosis
• primary carcinoma of lung
• von Recklinghausen′s disease