Pacinian neurofibroma

Abstract

A 40-year-old woman developed a tender, greyish-white nodule of the index finger. Histologic examination disclosed mature and immature pacinian corpuscles.

Multiple Pacinian neurofibroma and relationship with the finger-tip arterio-venous anastomoses

“…The case of Pacinian neurofibroma here reported gave the opportunity to verify this hypothesis on the basis of clinical and morpho-histochemical observations. Bennin, Barsky & Salgia (1976) have reviewed the few cases of Pacinian netirofibroma described in the literature; it is a benign skin tumour whose characteristics are summarized in Table i.…”