Infantile Cellular Schwannoma Developing on the Skin with Atypical Clinical Features

Cellular schwannoma (CS) is a variety of schwannoma with a predominantly cellular growth, normally developing in middle-aged patients. In this report, we describe a 15-month-old infant with primary cutaneous CS on the knee. Because of its histologically malignant features, CS is sometimes overdiagno...

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Main Authors: Taku Fujimura (Author), Hachiro Tagami (Author), Setsuya Aiba (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Karger Publishers, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Cellular schwannoma (CS) is a variety of schwannoma with a predominantly cellular growth, normally developing in middle-aged patients. In this report, we describe a 15-month-old infant with primary cutaneous CS on the knee. Because of its histologically malignant features, CS is sometimes overdiagnosed as a malignant nerve tumor. Therefore, awareness of this variant of schwannoma is important for dermatologists to avoid needless treatments for patients with CS.
Item Description:1662-6567
10.1159/000365861