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. 2014 Jan;59(1):99-101.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.123526.

A case of nerve sheath myxoma on finger

Byung Wook Kim  1 , Chong Hyun Won  1 , Sung Eun Chang  1 , Mi Woo Lee  1
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A case of nerve sheath myxoma on finger

Byung Wook Kim et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2014 Jan.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A solitary 7 mm sized, subcutaneous mass on left thumb
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Sharply marginated multiple lobules with abundunt mxyoid matrix in dermis (H and E, ×40). (b) Corded aggregation of epihelioid Schwann cells in tumor (H and E, ×200). (c) A variable number of Schwann cells with a ring-like appearance, (H and E, ×200). (d) Syncytial-like aggregation of Schwann cells (H and E, ×200)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Immunohistochemical staining results
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