Palisaded encapsulated neuroma: A unique presentation
Keywords:
Palisaded, encapsulated, neuromaAbstract
Palisaded encapsulated neuroma(PEN) is a benign intraneural neuroma presenting as a solitary, sessile,immobile, asymptomatic, skin-coloured papule or nodule, commonly affecting the butterfly area of the face of a middle-aged person.It is not associated with neurofibromatosis or multiple endocrine neoplasia.We hereby report a unique case presenting with a firm,nodular growthover the posteromedial aspect of right kneewhich progressively increased in size over one year.On the basis of histopathologic findings,diagnosis of palisaded encapsulated neuroma was made.It is imperativeto diagnose it histopathologically, because it is more commonly misdiagnosed clinically with schwannoma and neurofibroma.References
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