Abstract
Schwannoma and neurofibroma account for the majority of cutaneous benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors and usually pose little diagnostic difficulty in their classic forms. In rare instances, however, benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors may display epithelioid morphology and lack otherwise usual features of schwannoma or neurofibroma, making classification difficult. These unusual changes may prompt consideration of other benign neoplasms or a malignancy. Benign epithelioid peripheral nerve sheath tumor (BEPNST) is a somewhat non-specific term recently proposed to describe these neoplasms of imprecise histogenesis. Also diagnostically challenging, rare BEPNST with unusual arrangements of extracellular collagen have been described and reported as neuroblastoma-like schwannoma and collagenous spherulosis. We report a unique case of cutaneous BEPNST with a peculiar arrangement of abundant extracellular collagen, different than the previously observed patterns. Specifically, the neoplastic cells in this tumor were nearly obscured by the collagen, which formed large nodules and compressed the majority of the few remaining tumor cells to the periphery of the lesion. This excessive collagen production emphasizes the importance of a...Continue Reading
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