Nerve Sheath Myxoma Presenting as Finger Nodule in 39 year old Female
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Nerve sheath myxoma is a rare benign lesion that has a strong predilection to the extremities. In addition to the extremities, nerve sheath myxoma had been reported in scalp, back, the neck, lateral chest wall, mandible and gingiva. Histologically it has a polylobated appearance and pale staining round nests of spindled and stellate cells separated by thin collagenous septa. The tumor cells show strong positivity with S-100 protein, and GFAP. EMA-positive perineurial cells are also present. We present a case of a typical nerve sheath myxoma in a finger of 39 year old female.
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