Scar-like lesion on dorsal nose (cellular neurothekeoma)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Neurothekeomas are tumors of neural differentiation and of unknown origin that occur in females at the 2<sup>nd </sup>and 3<sup>rd </sup>decades of life. They usually affect the face with an unspecific clinical aspect. The histological fea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-11-01
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| Series: | Head & Face Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.head-face-med.com/content/3/1/39 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Neurothekeomas are tumors of neural differentiation and of unknown origin that occur in females at the 2<sup>nd </sup>and 3<sup>rd </sup>decades of life. They usually affect the face with an unspecific clinical aspect. The histological features include cellular or mixoid differentiation and immunohistochemistry can be positive for protein s-100, vimentin and epithelilal membrane antigen (EMA).</p> <p>This case report presents a 13-year-old female patient with nasal neurothekeoma of cellular variety and strongly positive for vimentin and s-100; and negative for EMA.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1746-160X |