Cutaneous ganglion cell tumor of the skin. Case report and review of the literature

Am J Dermatopathol. 1993 Oct;15(5):488-91. doi: 10.1097/00000372-199310000-00015.

Abstract

We describe the histological and immunological findings of a cutaneous tumor composed of mature ganglion cells. The tumor was ganglioneuromatous but differed from other ganglioneuromas in that the neurofibromatous proliferating components were absent.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Buttocks
  • Cell Nucleolus / ultrastructure
  • Cytoplasm / ultrastructure
  • Ganglioneuroma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / analysis
  • S100 Proteins / analysis
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Synaptophysin / analysis

Substances

  • S100 Proteins
  • Synaptophysin
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase