Open AccessPigmented storiform neurofibroma
Author(s) -
Miyamoto Yuichi,
Morimatsu Minoru,
Nakashima Teruyuki
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1984.tb07610.x
Subject(s) - histogenesis , neurofibroma , neural crest , lesion , pathology , anatomy , medicine , biology , immunohistochemistry , neurofibromatosis , embryo , microbiology and biotechnology
A case of pigmented storiform neurofibroma is presented. The lesion was present in the right loin of a 35−year‐old Japanese woman. Grossly, a round, slightly elevated, approximately 1.5 cm in diameter tumor showed a red‐purplish coloration of the central part of the overlying skin without ulceration. The characteristic storiform pattern and scattered melanin‐containing cells were the relevant features for histological diagnosis. To our knowledge, our case is the second reported case in Japan. The histogenesis and its relationship with tumors of neural crest origin is briefly discussed. Acta pathol. jpn. 34: 821 ∼ 826, 1984.