Shwannoma with degenerative changes, ancient schwannoma.
Keywords:
ancient schwannoma, degenerative changes, nuclear atypiaAbstract
Ancient schwannoma is a variant of schwannoma. As such, it is a slow growing, benign encapsulated neoplasm. It originates from the nerve sheath, consists of Schwann cells, presenting degenerative changes and atypical nuclei. We report a case on the right foot.
Author Biographies
Luis Fernando Cárdenas
Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Omar Sangüeza
Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
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3. Weedon D, editor. Skin pathology. Second edition. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone; 2002.
4. Argenyi ZB, Balogh K, Abraham AA. Degenerative ("ancient") changes in benign cutaneous schwannoma. A light microscopic, histochemical and immunohistochemical study. J Cutan Pathol. 1993;20:148-53.
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Cárdenas LF, Sangüeza O. Shwannoma with degenerative changes, ancient schwannoma. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 13 [cited 2024 Jul. 5];17(4):236-8. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/179
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2019-02-13
How to Cite
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Cárdenas LF, Sangüeza O. Shwannoma with degenerative changes, ancient schwannoma. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 13 [cited 2024 Jul. 5];17(4):236-8. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/179
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