ISSN:
1432-0533
Keywords:
Nerve sheath tumors
;
Melanotic neurofibroma
;
Melanosomes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The authors report a case of a solitary melanotic neurofibroma involving the temporomalar area in a 17-year-old man. Light-microscopic study reveals a benign neurofibroma including melanin deposits. Electron microscopy shows typical premelanosomes and melanosomes within Schwann cell cytoplasm. The literature is reviewed, and theories of histogenesis for this unusual tumor are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00687051
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