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Symmetrical neurofibroma with Schwann cell predominance and focal formation of microneurinomas

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A case of symmetrical neurofibroma with onion bulbs in various stages of development and progression to microneurinomas is presented. Immunohistochemistry with differentiation and growth factor markers as well as electron microscopy showed a Schwann cell origin of the concentrically arranged cells. The onion bulbs differed from those of hypertrophic neuropathy by their more compact structure. A partial expression of cellular proliferation markers in the onion bulbs was consistent with a multifocal proliferative activity, confirming the neoplastic nature of the lesion.

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  1. Department of Neuropathology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstraase 5, W-4000, Düsseldorf 1, Federal Republic of Germany

    R. Schober, G. Reifenberger & H. Urich

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Evg. Krankenanstalten Duisburg-Nord, Duisburg, Germany

    G. Kremer

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Schober, R., Reifenberger, G., Kremer, G. et al. Symmetrical neurofibroma with Schwann cell predominance and focal formation of microneurinomas. Acta Neuropathol 85, 227–232 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00227773

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