title: Cutaneous Angioneurofibroma: A New Histopathological Variant of Neurofibroma.
abstract: Cutaneous neurofibromas are benign dermal tumors composed of spindle cells in a myxoid stroma containing numerous blood vessels. Here we describe 6 cases of solitary cutaneous neurofibroma showing unusually higher density of blood vessels in the stroma when compared to that of classical neurofibromas. We propose this lesion to be a new histopathological variant of neurofibroma and name it angioneurofibroma.
authors.affiliation: Dermatopathology Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nikolina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saxer-Sekulic
authors.affiliation: Dermatopathology Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gürkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaya
keywords: Angioneurofibroma; Neurofibroma; Vascular endothelial growth factor