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Cellular Neurothekeoma of the Upper Lip in an Infant

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Cellular neurothekeoma is an uncommon benign skin neoplasm and also a variant of neurothekeoma. Cellular neurothekeomas usually occur in the skin of the upper trunk, head, or neck of children and young adults; however, they rarely occur in infants or involve the lip. A 6-month-old male infant was incidentally found to have a tumor in the upper lip. The tumor was elastic, nontender, and movable, and the overlying mucosa and skin were normal without discoloration. The tumor was excised from the mucosal side of the upper lip, and a pathological examination revealed cellular neurothekeoma. Cellular neurothekeoma in the lip of an infant without overlying skin discoloration might delay the diagnosis and lead to wrong preoperative diagnosis. No similar case has been reported in the literature.

Source: Pediatrics & Neonatology

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.12.004

Authors: Hsin-Yen Pan, Sheng-Hong Tseng, Chia-Chi Weng, Yun Chen

Institutions: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yuan Ze University

Language: English

Topic: Soft tissue tumors and treatment

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2038502981

FWCI: 0.749

Cites: 16

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10