Neurothekeoma of the thumb. A case report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Amedeo Boscaino; Sergio Russo; Umberto Passeretti; Gaetano De Rosa; Vittoria Donofrio
- Source
- Scopus-Elsevier
- Subject
- Adult
Cancer Research
Neurofibroma
Skin Neoplasms
S100 Proteins
General Medicine
Nerve sheath
Anatomy
Thumb
Biology
medicine.disease
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Benign tumor
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
Dermis
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
medicine
Humans
Female
Myxoma
Neurothekeoma
- Language
- English
A benign tumor of nerve sheath origin occurring in the dermis of a thumb is described. Histologically, these lesions contained nests and cords of large cells surrounded by thin bands of collagen fibers scattered in a myxoid background. The immunocytochemical reaction for S-100 protein was positive.