Summary
The association of multiple non-ossifying fibromas with cafe au lait skin patches has been named Jaffee-Campanacci syndrome (JCS).
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The association of multiple non-ossifying fibromas with cafe au lait skin patches has been named Jaffee-Campanacci syndrome (JCS). The tumors affect the long bones such as the femur, the humerus, and the tibia as well as the bones of the jaw. Other bones can be involved such as the pelvis, the fibula, the radius, and the ulna. The lesions may be large and can cause pathological fracture of the involved bone. This rare syndrome has a wide range of manifestations, some cases are very mild, consisting only of a few pigmented skin patches and benign non-ossifying fibroma (NOF) bone tumors The author has seen cases with multiple skin patches and multiple or solitary NOF's where no other abnormality is present. Reports in the literature focus on more severe cases which demonstrate cryptorchism, hypogonadism, ocular abnormalities, alopecia, cardiovascular abnormalities, renal abnormalities, mental retardation, and other serious problems.
There is no clear-cut pattern of inheritance. Patients affected with this syndrome normally have no family history of similar problems. The cause is unknown. It is presumed that there is an underlying abnormality of the patient's chromosomes.
The skin lesions are cafe au lait patches, which are brown to dark brown and usually found on the trunk. Not all patients with this syndrome have skin patches. Most of the patches had a smooth border. Cafe au lait patches with complex border can also be found. The cutaneous features of neurofibromatosis (NF), such as angiomas and neurofibromas, may also be present. There may be axillary freckling. Recent findings suggest that JCS may be a form of NF. Patients with suspected JCS should be screened for NF.
Non-ossifying fibromata.
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J. M. Mirra et al:
Multiple Disseminated non-ossifying fibromas in association with café-au-lait spots (Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome).
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M. Campanacci al.
Multiple non-ossifying fibromata with extraskeletal anomalies: A new syndrome.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, London, 1983, 65(B):627-32.
Colby RS, Saul RA..
Is Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome just a manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 1?
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