Pacinian Neuroma Presenting as Congenital Macrodactyly:
A Rare Case Report
Published: September 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6528
Surya Rao Rao Venkata Mahipathy, Alagar Raja Durairaj, Jayaganesh Parthasarathy
1. Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Surya Rao Rao Venkata Mahipathy,
Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital,
Thandalam, Kanchipuram-602105, India.
E-mail: surya_3@hotmail.com
Pacinian neuromas are rare benign tumours of pacinian corpuscles of the digits. They generally occur on the volar aspect of the fingertips. Pacinian corpuscles are specialised nerve endings with a lamellated structure and are regarded as pressure and vibration receptors. Here, we report a case of pacinian neuroma presenting as congenital macrodactyly of the right little finger with pain for which the lesion was surgically excised.
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