A Case of Lipomatous Neurofibroma.
- Author:
Ji Yeon LIM
1
;
Kyoung Won MOON
;
So Young KIM
;
Seong Hyun KIM
;
Hae Young CHOI
;
Ki Bum MYUNG
;
You Won CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. uwon313@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lipomatous;
Neural crest;
Neurofibroma
- MeSH:
Adipocytes;
Neural Crest;
Neurofibroma;
Stem Cells
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(8):1117-1119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lipomatous neurofibroma is a recently described, very rare variant of neurofibroma. It shows a well-circumscribed nodule consisting of fascicles or whorls of spindle cells with an extensive lipomatous component. These fat cells are considered to be an integral part of this tumor, not a metaplastic or degenerative process. It may be due to the differentiation of local stem cells of neural crest. Herein we report a case of lipomatous neurofibroma, the rare pathological variant of neurofibroma with extensive mature fat cells.
