Neoplasia and endocrine disorders are common complications of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1--von Recklinghausen disease). We report here a case of NF1 in a 31-year-old woman presenting simultaneously with an abdominal neurofibrosarcoma and a pheochromocytoma. The prevalence of secondary neoplasia and endocrine tumors in NF1 is also discussed.

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