All issues > Volume 30(5); 1987

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1987;30(5):583-586. Published online May 31, 1987.

A Case of Congenital Cellular Neurilemoma.

In Kyu Kim¹, Woo Sung Park¹, Young Ill Park¹, Sang Woo Kim¹, Gui Ohk Yoon², In Ki Paik²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Inje Medical College, Paik Hospital, Seoul
²Department of Pathology, Inje Medical College, Paik Hospital, Seoul

Abstract

Neurilemoma is the most frequent tumor of the peripheral nerves and cellular neurilemoma is a variant with increased cellularity and marked nuclear variation. This report concerns a rare case of congenital cellular neurilemoma developed in the right forearm in a male newborn and he was managed with surgical excision. The relevant literature was reviewed.

Keywords :Neurilemoma ; Schwannoma; Cellular neurilemoma.