Neurothekeoma of the thumb. A case report.
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.
Donofrio
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Istituto di Patologia, Università degli Studi, Napoli, Italia.
Passeretti
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Russo
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Boscaino
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De Rosa
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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
D009418:S100 Proteins