Diffuse Neurofibroma over Foot – A Rare Entity with Uncommon Presentation
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 6
Abstract
Diffuse neurofibroma is the distinct, rare, and infiltrative form of neurofibroma, which usually involves the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the head, neck and trunk. It is challenging to diagnose the lesion preoperatively because of the lack of distinctive clinical characteristics, especially when solitary. Moreover, if the characteristic morphological features are not known/found, it can be misdiagnosed as lipomatous neurofibroma, schwannoma, hamartoma or other lesions histologically. Due to its infiltrative nature, chance to recur and a rare chance to undergo malignant transformation, it is important to know and diagnose this entity so that a long term follow up of the patient is advised. Its association with neurofibromatosis warrants thorough clinical evaluation of the patient. To the best of our knowledge, only seven cases have been reported in Indian literature. We report a rare case of diffuse neurofibroma in a 12 year-old-female child with unique involvement of the foot, which unveiled the associated manifestations of neurofibromatosis.
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Dr. Niti Dalal
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