Amputation neuroma following a circumcision: a case report.
We present a case of neuroma formation following the circumcision of an 11-year-old boy. Amputation neuroma is an extremely rare clinical finding. In the literature only a few cases of amputation neuroma have been reported, mainly located in the biliary tract, in the cystic duct, or in the main hepatic duct after cholecystectomy [1, 4, 8]. There are also few reported cases localised at the orbit, on the great auricular nerve [2], and in the neck after radical neck dissection for oral cancer [5, 7]. Neuroma formation has also been reported after digital amputation [6]. The only reported case of genital amputation neuroma is in a 27-year-old infibulated African woman [3].
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Department of Paediatric Surgey, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy. dr_ross28@hotmail.com
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D002648:Child; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009463:Neuroma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology