Rare cutaneous manifestation of neurilemmoma of foot: A FASTRAC case report
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: A neurilemmoma is a benign peripheral nerve tumor that may manifest clinical as paresthesias and numbness/tingling along the potentially affected nerve. Cutaneous manifestations especially without any associated neurologic symptoms are rare and has not been reported in the literature. Majority of these tumors present on the trunk, neck and head, but account for approximately 4% in the foot. More than 80% of the neurilemmonas found on the foot typically present on the ankle and heel, but rarely on the dorsal foot.
S. Mateen and J. Pontious presents a case study of a 62-year old female who presented to the office with a relatively benign soft tissue lesion on her right foot. She underwent a local punch biopsy and subsequently the pathology report revealed a tumor consistent with a neurilemmoma. This is a simple case report that demonstrates a relatively benign presentation with an unusual diagnosis.
This is a case of a 62-year old female with a past medical history of well controlled type two diabetes mellitus who presented with a complaint of a small painful lesion on the instep of her right foot. When the patient arrived she was seeking a second opinion after continued pain. The patient personally did not have any history of cancer, however, the patient was concerned with the appearance of her foot lesion given her family's history of malignant melanoma.
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