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However, the literature suggests that the association of NF1 and leiomyomas or leiomyosarcoma is not entirely coincidental.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Case Report<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We report here the unusual case of a 47-year-old woman with NF1 who presented menorrhagias and a hard, tender pelvic mass composed of uterine leiomyomas. Positron emission tomography\/computed tomography disclosed an area of increased 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the upper right part of the mass that raised the suspicion of malignancy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed numerous intramural leiomyomas ranging from 1 to 6 cm, including a 6-cm submucosal leiomyoma that had abundant cellularity, matching FDG uptake. Abdominal hysterectomy was performed and microscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis of multiple benign smooth muscle tumours (uterine leiomyomatosis).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Our case illustrates several diagnostic issues that arose while exploring this pelvic mass. Moreover, the association of uterine leiomyoma and NF1 may not be fortuitous.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1757-1626-2-191","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,11,12]],"date-time":"2009-11-12T19:41:49Z","timestamp":1258054909000},"update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Pelvic mass in von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis: diagnostic issues: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Nicolas","family":"Kluger","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"H\u00e9l\u00e8ne","family":"Perrochia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bernard","family":"Guillot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,11,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"1174_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1931","DOI":"10.1148\/rg.287085095","volume":"28","author":"N Fasih","year":"2008","unstructured":"Fasih N, Prasad Shanbhogue AK, Macdonald DB, Fraser-Hill MA, Papadatos D, Kielar AZ, Doherty GP, Walsh C, McInnes M, Atri M: Leiomyomas beyond the uterus: unusual locations, rare manifestations. 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