title: Neurothekeoma of the thumb. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Patologia, Università degli Studi, Napoli, Italia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Donofrio
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Passeretti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boscaino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Rosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013933:Thumb
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins