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Neurofibroma with aberrant tactile corpuscles

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This report describes an unusual plexiform neurofibroma from a child with von Recklinghausen's disease that was characterized by the presence of numerous aberrant tactile corpuscles in both the original and recurrent tumor. The individual corpuscles appeared to be composed of combination of a Pacinian exterior and a meissnerian interior. This neoplasm is discussed in relation to previous reports of Pacinian neurofibromas.

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  1. Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 77550, Galveston, Texas, USA

    S. S. Schochet Jr. & D. A. Barrett II

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

    S. S. Schochet Jr. & D. A. Barrett II

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Schochet, S.S., Barrett, D.A. Neurofibroma with aberrant tactile corpuscles. Acta Neuropathol 28, 161–165 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00710325

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