Korean J Dermatol.
2002 Nov;40(11):1429-1430.
Tactile-like Corpuscles and Fatty Cell Infiltration in Neurofibroma
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. skahn@wonju.yonsei.ac.kr
Abstract
- Neurofibroma is one of the major benign nerve sheath tumor characterized by proliferation of Schwann cells, fibroblasts, perineural fibroblasts, and axons. It can be seen as a solitary lesion or in the context of neurofibromatosis. It has been occasionally reported that tactile-like corpuscle is found in neurofibroma and there is only one report about fatty change in neurofibroma. We present an unusual case of neurofibroma occurring in the occipital scalp of a 66-year-old woman, which has tactile-like corpuscles and fatty cell infiltration.
