Open AccessPigmented neurofibroma of the skin
Author(s) -
M Hemalata,
Suguna Belur Venugopal,
Swati Agarwal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
archives of medicine and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6085
pISSN - 2321-4848
DOI - 10.4103/2321-4848.171935
Subject(s) - neurofibroma , medicine , neurofibromatosis , histopathology , pathology , immunohistochemistry , histopathological examination , dermatology , differential diagnosis
Pigmented neurofibroma is a rare variant of neurofibroma commonly associated with neurofibromatosis 1 of diffuse type. Histopathologic examination is essential to differentiate it from other pigmented lesions. We report here a case of pigmented neurofibroma of skin, which was diagnosed after histopathology, histochemistry and immunohistochemistry. We also review the pertinent literature to highlight the differential diagnoses