Myxoid neurothekeoma: a rare soft tissue tumor of hand in a male toddler

Niger J Surg. 2013 Jan;19(1):32-4. doi: 10.4103/1117-6806.111508.

Abstract

Neurothekeomas are rare benign neoplasms, typically occurring in young patients with a remarkable predilection for the female population. Patients usually present with a small nodule in different anatomical sites, commonly involving the face and the upper limb. We report a case of a three-year-old boy, who presented with a nontender nodule on the left thumb. Surgical biopsy and immunostaining confirmed the diagnosis as myxoid neurothekeoma. The rarity of this unusual skin tumor in a toddler prompted the following report.

Keywords: Neurothekeoma; soft tissue tumor; toddler.

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  • Case Reports