Neurofibroma with psammoma bodies.
Neurofibromas are benign tumours of the nerve sheath. Histologically they vary depending on their contents of cells, myxoid stroma and collagen. A 41-year old male with radicular pain had a tumour involving the posterior chest wall. Microscopically it resulted to be a neurofibroma with abundant psammoma bodies. Although these bodies are very frequent in some neoplasias, to our knowledge they have not been described in neurofibromas to date.
Kilmurray
L G
LG
Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Ortega
L
L
Martínez
A
A
Sanz Esponera
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
D002118:Calcium