A Case of Nerve Sheath Myxoma on the Fingertip
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
; : 67-70, 2010.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Nerve sheath myxoma is a rare cutaneous neoplasm originating from the peripheral nerve sheath and divided into three groups : myxoid, cellular and mixed type. There is a controversy on it's origin whether schwannian cell or perineurial differentiation, or anything else. Myxoid nerve sheath myxoma is asymptomatic, soft, papule or nodule in middle-age adults. We report a case of myxoid nerve sheath myxoma on the fingertip. METHODS: A 53-year-old woman presented with a painful, 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.6 cm sized, corn shaped nodule on the left 3rd fingertip. We put into surgical excision and studied it by histopathologically and specific immnohistochemical stain. RESULTS: The tumor has well defined nodules separated by thin fibrous connective tissue with abundant myxoid stroma and were positively stainded for S-100 protein, NSE and GFAP. After surgical treatment it was healed without recurrence. CONCLUSION: Nerve sheath myxoma is rare neoplasm and located mainly on face, but very rarely on the fingertip. We report a case of painful myxoid nerve sheath myxoma located on the 3rd fingertip.
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Main subject:
Peripheral Nerves
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S100 Proteins
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Neurothekeoma
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Connective Tissue
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Zea mays
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Year:
2010
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Article