Dermal schwannoma (neurilemmoma): a peculiar foreign body reaction?

Am J Dermatopathol. 2010 Jun;32(4):367-9. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181bb1972.

Abstract

Schwannoma is usually a subcutaneous benign neoplasm that derives from nerve sheath. Pain and neurologic symptoms are uncommon, and exclusively dermal tumors are very rare. Solitary schwannoma has a traumatic origin in some cases, and rarely occur as a part of neurofibromatosis or schwannomatosis. An association of deeply located schwannoma with foreign material has been reported in very few cases. To our knowledge, we present the first case of a painful dermal schwannoma in association to foreign material.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cellulose / adverse effects
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / etiology
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / etiology
  • Neurilemmoma / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / etiology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Cellulose