Pacinian Neuromas Presenting as Soft Tumors on the Volar Aspect of the Fingertips
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Vol. 26 No. 4, 2014 551 Received July 4, 2013, Revised September 5, 2013, Accepted for publication September 26, 2013 Corresponding author: Kyung Eun Jung, Department of Dermatology, Eulji University Hospital, 95 Dunsanseo-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 302799, Korea. Tel: 82-42-611-3037, Fax: 82-42-259-1111, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fig. 1. (A) Flesh-colored, protruding, 1.5-cm soft tumor-like masses on the volar aspect of the right fourth and fifth fingertips. (B) Multiple (left) or enlarged (top right) Pacinian corpuscles in the subcutaneous tissue surrounded by numerous nerve fibers. Dermal fibrosis and increased adnexal tissues are also observed (H&E, ×40; small boxes: H&E, ×200). http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2014.26.4.551
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