A childhood case of solitary intrascrotal and extratesticular neurofibroma.

نویسندگان

  • Asaad Moradi
  • Babak Kazemzadehazad
چکیده

Neurofibroma is a common benign tumor composed of neuromesenchymal tissue with residual nerve axons, which results from an abnormal overgrowth of Schwann cells .They can be present anywhere on the body but it is rarely localized in scrotum. They are usually skin-colored, soft or rubbery, nodular lesions, which may be pedunculated. It can be solitary lesions or multiple, and the multiple neurofibromas are usually classified as neurofibromatosis. The diagnosis is usually confirm with histological examination. This case is a 2 year-old patient who is the youngest case of the solitary intrascrotal and extratesticular neurofibroma has been reported in the English literatures, so far.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Urology journal

دوره 12 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015