کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3092748 1190520 2008 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Reactive lymphoid follicular hyperplasia mimicking a peripheral nerve tumor
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Reactive lymphoid follicular hyperplasia mimicking a peripheral nerve tumor
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundReactive lymphoid follicular hyperplasia is a benign proliferation of lymphoid follicles, which can develop wherever lymphoid tissue is present. We present the unique case of an RLFH that involved the radial nerve and presented as a peripheral nerve tumor.Case DescriptionA 62-year-old woman came to our attention because of the evidence of a mass in her right arm, associated with numbness in the lateral aspect of her right arm and forearm. Magnetic resonance findings revealed a contrast-enhancing, spindle-shaped tumor, suggestive of a schwannoma or neurofibroma, along the course of the radial nerve. The intraoperative appearance was that of an infiltrating tissue around a lateral branch of the nerve, which could be resected en bloc. Pathologic examination documented hyperplastic lymphoid tissue surrounding the nerve, and immunostaining confirmed the diagnosis of benign reactive follicular hyperplasia. Systemic infections and autoimmune disorders were excluded by screening examinations. The patient remains free of recurrence 24 months postoperatively.ConclusionTo our knowledge this is the first description of RLFH affecting a peripheral nerve and mimicking a neoplasm. This rare and benign condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of peripheral nerve tumors.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Surgical Neurology - Volume 70, Issue 5, November 2008, Pages 514–517
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