Nerve Sheath Myxoma: Report of A Rare Case
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Aparna Narasimha,
No.22, Moyenvilla, Moyenville Road, Langford Town, Bangalore-25, India.
E-mail : Sonrichie14@gmail.com
Nerve sheath myxoma defined by Harkin and Reed is an uncommon benign neoplasm with nerve sheath like features. It has several cytological and histological differential diagnoses. One such lesion is neurothekeoma, which can be differentiated using immunohistochemistry. In most of the previous reports nerve sheath myxoma and neurothekeoma were considered synonymous and were often confused for one another. This case report separates the two using immunohistochemistry. Also, the cytological features of nerve sheath myxoma are not well documented in the past. This case report attempts to display the cyto-morphology of nerve sheath myxoma. We report a rare case of nerve sheath myxoma diagnosed on cytological features confirmed by histopathology and immunohistochemistry in a 32-year-old lady who presented with an asymptomatic nodule over the left cervical area and discuss its cyto-histological mimics.
Benign tumour, Muscular tissues, Nerve sheath myxoma, Neurothekeoma
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/10911.5810
Date of Submission: Aug 21, 2014
Date of Peer Review: Feb 19, 2015
Date of Acceptance: Feb 20, 2015
Date of Publishing: Apr 01, 2015
Financial OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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