Solitary neurofibroma in the male breast.

World J Surg Oncol

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

Published: February 2007

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.

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