What causes tumors all over the body?
Patient: My nephew has tumors all over his body. They are raised and is different sizes. My grandmother, sister and another child in the family has it. I am trying to find out the name of it, to help him get treatment. They disfigure his face and body. I found something by the name van Recklenhousers syndrome, (The Elephant Mans disease. Doctor: There are very few conditions that cause tumors all over the body like "Von Recklinhausen's syndrome" that is congenital neurofibromatosis. It is a developmental disorder of neurological tissue ( Tissue that forms nerves)that overgrows to cause a tumor . Since the nerves are all over the body , It can occur all over the body, but generally does not grow in the internal organs.