Myxoid neurothekeoma: A rare soft tissue tumor of hand in a male toddler

• Main Authors: Kafil Akhtar, Sufian Zaheer, Prasenjit Sen Ray, Rana K Sherwani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Nigerian Journal of Surgery
• Subjects: Neurothekeoma; soft tissue tumor; toddler
• Online Access: http://www.nigerianjsurg.com/article.asp?issn=1117-6806;year=2013;volume=19;issue=1;spage=32;epage=34;aulast=Akhtar

Neurothekeomas are rare benign neoplasms, typically occurring in young patients with a remarkable predilection for the female population. Patients usually present with a small nodule in different anatomical sites, commonly involving the face and the upper limb. We report a case of a three-year-old boy, who presented with a nontender nodule on the left thumb. Surgical biopsy and immunostaining confirmed the diagnosis as myxoid neurothekeoma. The rarity of this unusual skin tumor in a toddler prompted the following report.