Solitary neurofibroma in the male breast

Deva S Jeyaretna¹ , Adewunmi Oriolowo² , Mark EF Smith² and Roger M Watkins¹

¹Primrose Breast Care Centre, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK

²Department of Histopathology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK

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World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2007, 5:23doi:10.1186/1477-7819-5-23


Published:	27 February 2007

Abstract

Background

Neurofibroma of the male breast outside of neurofibromatosis is extremely rare with only one previous case having been reported.

Case presentation

A 48 year old male patient with a neurofibroma in the breast presenting with gynaecomastia is reported. Clinical and mammogram findings with fine needle aspiration cytology and full histology are presented.

Conclusion

To our knowledge this is only the second case of a neurofibroma in a male breast in the English literature and the first report to include the mammographic findings.