Cellular neurothekeoma in the arm of a child

S Akhtar; J Coldewey; M J Timmons

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2004.02.001

Cellular neurothekeoma in the arm of a child

Br J Plast Surg. 2004 Sep;57(6):572-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.02.001.

Authors

S Akhtar¹, J Coldewey, M J Timmons

Affiliation

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford BD9 6RJ, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 15308407
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.02.001

Abstract

Soft tissue tumours of the limb in children are uncommon. We report a cellular neurothekeoma, which presented as a hard, irregular tumour in the upper arm of a 7-year-old child. The differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumours in the upper limbs of children is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Arm
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Neurothekeoma / pathology
Neurothekeoma / surgery*
Sarcoma / diagnosis
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery*