Abstract
Neurothekeoma is a benign dermal soft tissue tumor that is probably of nerve sheath origin. It usually presents as a slow-growing, solitary papule or nodule that is mainly located on the head and neck or upper extremities except for the hand. There are three histologic subtypes - myxoid, mixed and cellular type - depending on the amount of myxoid stroma. Immunohistochemical markers such as S-100, glial fibrillary acidic protein, nerve growth factor receptor, NK1C3 (CD57) and Ki-M1p can be applied to the tumor cells to distinguish among thesethree subtypes of neurothekeoma. Only one case has been previously reported on the hand in Korea. Herein, we report a rare case of myxoid neurothekeoma on the hand with a review of the related literature.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 982-985 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Korean Journal of Dermatology |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Aug |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Dermatology