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Pigmented neurofibrosarcoma mimicking a large haemangioma
Author(s) -
KATO H.,
FURUKAWA M.,
HAMADA T.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1990.tb02142.x
Subject(s) - hypervascularity , pathology , eosinophilic , multinucleate , medicine , histogenesis , immunohistochemistry
Summary A case of a solitary pigmented neurofibrosarcoma involving the lateral side of the face in a 19‐year‐old female is described. Clinically it resembled a haemangioma, and angiography showed hypervascularity of the tumour. Light‐microscopic study revealed that the major cellular element of the tumour was composed of bizarre neoplastic cells with large pleomorphic, hyperchromatic nuclei, conspicuous nucleoli and moderate to abundant amounts of conspicuous cytoplasm. Mitotic figures and multi‐nucleate cells were present in most fields. Neurofibrosarcoma is one of the most highly malignant tumours; however, in the present case, there was no evidence of recurrence during a follow‐up period of 5 years.