Myxoid Neurothekeoma: A Rare Soft Tissue Tumor of Hand in a Male Toddler

نویسندگان

  • Kafil Akhtar
  • Sufian Zaheer
  • Prasenjit Sen Ray
  • Rana K Sherwani
چکیده

Neurothekeomas are rare benign neoplasms, typically occurring in young patients with a remarkable predilection for the female population. Patients usually present with a small nodule in different anatomical sites, commonly involving the face and the upper limb. We report a case of a three-year-old boy, who presented with a nontender nodule on the left thumb. Surgical biopsy and immunostaining confirmed the diagnosis as myxoid neurothekeoma. The rarity of this unusual skin tumor in a toddler prompted the following report.

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دوره 19  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013