melanotic schwannoma

Known as: Pigmented Schwannoma, Melanotic Neurinoma, Melanotic Neurilemmoma

A rarely metastasizing, circumscribed, non-encapsulated and grossly pigmented variant of schwannoma. It is composed of cells with the…

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2011

Melanotic schwannoma is a rare melanin-producing nerve sheath tumour. In approximately 40–50% of cases, psammoma bodies can be…

2007

Solitary gastric schwannoma is rare, and solitary melanotic schwannoma is even rarer, posing a dilemma in diagnosis and treatment…

2005

We report a case of a 42-year-old female patient who presented with a 5-month history of a right cervical swelling. A fine-needle…

2003

AbstractBackground: Melanotic schwannoma is a pigmented nerve tumor that may be located in the skin and express local…

2003

Background: Malignancies may be associated with paraneoplastic cutaneous manifestations, including pigmentary disorders.

2000

A 51‐yr‐old male presented with an 8‐mo history of lower back pain. Computerized axial tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance…

1998

Psammomatous melanotic schwannoma is a very rare soft tissue neoplasm, which is clinically, biologically, and histologically…

1993

A case of melanotic tumour was described localized close to the right cervical spine, destroying C6 and C7 vertebral bodies and…

1982

The case is described of a 53‐year‐old female with a pigmented tumour of the skin of the foot. The light and electron‐microscopic…

1936

Over thirty-five years ago Boeck 1 reported a nodular eruption appearing in a man to which he gave the name "sarkoid." Max Joseph…