title: Dermal schwannoma (neurilemmoma): a peculiar foreign body reaction?
abstract: Schwannoma is usually a subcutaneous benign neoplasm that derives from nerve sheath. Pain and neurologic symptoms are uncommon, and exclusively dermal tumors are very rare. Solitary schwannoma has a traumatic origin in some cases, and rarely occur as a part of neurofibromatosis or schwannomatosis. An association of deeply located schwannoma with foreign material has been reported in very few cases. To our knowledge, we present the first case of a painful dermal schwannoma in association to foreign material.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kneitz
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weyandt
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meissner
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gebhart
authors.forename: Eva B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Bröcker
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000009:adverse effects; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose