Von Recklinghausen's Disease with Pheochromocytoma and Nonmedullary Thyroid Cancer

Letters and Corrections1 November 1986Von Recklinghausen's Disease with Pheochromocytoma and Nonmedullary Thyroid CancerHIDEJI NAKAMURA, M.D., MASAFUMI KOGA, M.D., BUNZO SATO, M.D., KEIZO NOMA, M.D., YASUHIKO MORIMOTO, M.D., SUSUMU KISHIMOTO, M.D.HIDEJI NAKAMURA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MASAFUMI KOGA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BUNZO SATO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KEIZO NOMA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, YASUHIKO MORIMOTO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SUSUMU KISHIMOTO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-5-796_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: It is well known that von Recklinghausen's disease is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and is often associated with various neoplasms, including pheochromocytoma and nonmedullary thyroid cancer (1, 2). Recently, several cases of "nonmedullary" thyroid cancer have been reported in coexistence with pheochromocytoma (3, 4). We report the case of a patient with von Recklinghausen's disease who also had papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland and pheochromocytoma, which occurred with some familial disposition.A 58-year-old woman, who had had café au lait spots and neurofibromas since the age of 30 years, was hospitalized with headache and...References1. BRASFIELD R and GUPTA T. Von Recklinghausen's disease: a clinicopathological study. Ann Surg. 1972;175:86-104. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HOPE D and MULVIHILL J. Malignancy in neurofibromatosis. Advances in neurology. In: RICCARDI YM, MULVIHILL JJ, eds. Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen's Disease). New York: Raven Press; 1981:33-56. Google Scholar3. RUPPERT R, BUERGER L, and CHANG W. Pheochromocytoma, neurofibromatosis and thyroid carcinoma. Metabolism. 1966;15:537-41. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. YASUDA G, SHIONOIRI H, and HAMADA K. Bilateral pheochromocytoma associated with papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland: report of an unusual case. Endocrinol Jpn. 1985;32:399-404. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SAMUELSSON B and AXELSSON R. Neurofibromatosis: a clinical and genetic study of 96 cases in Gothenburg, Sweden. Acta Derm Venereol [Suppl] (Stockh). 1981;95:67-71. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: HIDEJI NAKAMURA, M.D.; MASAFUMI KOGA, M.D.; BUNZO SATO, M.D.; KEIZO NOMA, M.D.; YASUHIKO MORIMOTO, M.D.; SUSUMU KISHIMOTO, M.D.Affiliations: Osaka University Hospital Fukushima-ku, Osaka 553 Japan PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVON RECKLINGHAUSEN′S DISEASE AND PHEOCHROMOCYTOMASVON RECKLINGHAUSEN???S DISEASE AND PHEOCHROMOCYTOMASAssociation of hyperparathyroidism with nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma: Review of 31 casesParathyroid Adenoma and Nonmedullary Thyroid Carcinoma Association 1 November 1986Volume 105, Issue 5Page: 796-797KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAutosomal dominant traitsHeadachesNeurofibromatosis type 1PheochromocytomaThyroidThyroid carcinoma ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...