Palisaded Encapsulated Neuroma: An Unusual Presentation

Indian Dermatol Online J. 2018 Jul-Aug;9(4):262-264. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_354_17.

Abstract

Palisaded encapsulated neuroma (PEN) is a distinctive benign neural tumor, which usually presents as a solitary skin-colored papule or a nodule. It is a benign lesion and may clinically mimic a cutaneous neurofibroma, melanocytic nevi, or cutaneous schwannoma. Here we report a rare case of multifocal cutaneous PENs and its differentiation from cutaneous schwannomas, which is possible by histopathology.

Keywords: Neurofibroma; palisaded palisaded encapsulated neuroma; schwannoma.

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