Malignant melanoma masquerading as an angiofibroma in a patient with MEN-1

JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Jan;151(1):105-6. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.2186.

Abstract

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) is an autosomal dominant syndrome consisting of endocrine tumors of the parathyroid gland, pituitary gland, and pancreas. MEN-1 is caused by loss of function mutations in the MEN1 gene, which encodes the tumor suppressor protein menin. Cutaneous collagenomas and facial angiofibromas also have been associated with MEN-1 and may serve as diagnostic clues to the diagnosis. We present a case of amelanotic melanoma resembling a large angiofibroma in a young man with MEN-1.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiofibroma / diagnosis*
  • Angiofibroma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology