| Literature DB >> 27990385 |
Wallace A Smith1, Brittany A Buhalog1, Katherine H Fiala1.
Abstract
An elderly patient presented with two clusters of asymptomatic fleshy and pedunculated papules. Biopsy of the papules was consistent with neurofibromas. Decades prior she had undergone a surgery for the excision of a large schwannoma. Given her lack of other neurofibromatosis findings, the patient was diagnosed with multisegmental neurofibromatosis (multi-SN) with deep schwannoma, a possible new phenotype of SN. Because this entity may be associated with internal malignancy, it is important to screen and educate these patients as well as to provide regular follow-up.Entities:
Keywords: Malignancy; neurofibroma; neurofibromatosis 1; schwannoma; segmental neurofibromatosis
Year: 2016 PMID: 27990385 PMCID: PMC5134164 DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.193899
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian Dermatol Online J ISSN: 2229-5178