Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: two patients with neural tissue tumors.

Vincent, Analisa; Farley, Mary; Chan, Edward; James, William D · J Am Acad Dermatol · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We present 2 unrelated patients found to have tumors of neural tissue origin, a neurothekeoma and a meningioma, who were additionally diagnosed with the syndrome of Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHDS). We are unaware of previous BHDS patients with neural tissue tumors. In light of recent linkage analysis studies delineating the genetic susceptibility locus for BHDS, we speculate about a possible association between BHDS and neural tissue tumors.

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