title: Ankle neurothekeoma: a case report.
abstract: Neurothekeoma is a rare, benign, cutaneous tumor of nerve sheath origin that is also termed benign nerve sheath myxoma. This tumor is usually asymptomatic and grows slowly. Neurothekeoma is typically found in young adults and seldom occurs in children. It is most commonly located in the head, neck, and upper extremity and extremely rarely found in the lower leg. We report a rare case of ankle neurothekeoma in a child, with a review of the related published data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Bommie F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hae-won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jun Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ho
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Sung-No
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018321:Neurothekeoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: 4; S-100 protein; endoneurium; nerve sheath; pediatric; tumor