Nail bed solitary neurofibroma: A case report and literature review. Issue 3 (January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pertea, Mihaela; Grosu, Oxana-Mădălina; Terinte, Cristina; Poroch, Vladimir; Velenciuc, Natalia; Lunca, Sorinel
• Other Names: NA. section editor.
• Is Part Of: Medicine. Volume 98:Issue 3(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-01
• Subjects: nail bed neurofibroma -- pathology examination -- surgery; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Périodiques; Geneeskunde; Medicine; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014111
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-7974

Abstract

Abstract: Rationale: Nail bed solitary neurofibroma is an extremely rare tumor, with only 9 cases recorded in the literature so far. Patient concern: We present the case of a 42-year-old female patient, with a history of a slowly growing tumor in the nail bed of the left index and no clinical features of type I neurofibromatosis. Diagnosis: Nail bed solitary neurofibroma. Intervention: The tumor was surgically removed and the pathology examination established the diagnosis of neurofibroma. Outcomes: The postoperative outcome was good, with no recurrence 12 months after surgery. Lessons: We present the rarity of this type of tumor localized in the nail bed, taking into consideration the only 9 cases recorded in the literature. Nail bed solitary neurofibroma should be also included in the differential diagnosis of a nail bed tumor.