Forefoot schwannoma
Updates to Study Attributes
Microscopic findings : sections show features of Schwannoma ( Neurilemmoma schwannoma (neurilemmoma) showing clusters of cells having wavy pointed nucleus and pink cytoplasm with indistinct cell borders, forming antoniAntoni-A areas and veryVerocay bodies. Less cellular areas showingshow prominent hylinizedhyalinized vessels and fibrous tissue.
Courtesy of Dr Bharat Tandel MD ( Pathology (Pathology)
Updates to Case Attributes
An elderly female presented with swelling in 1st web space of foot. Ultrasound revealedBased on the ultrasound showing a dumbbell shaped-shaped, hypoechoic lesion with vascularity and, the possibility of the lesion being a Morton's neuroma was suggested. HistopatholgyThe histopathology revealed Schwanomafindings more consistent with schwannoma.
-<p>An elderly female presented with swelling in 1st web space of foot. Ultrasound revealed dumbbell shaped, hypoechoic lesion with vascularity and possibility of lesion being Morton's neuroma was suggested. Histopatholgy revealed Schwanoma.</p>- +<p>An elderly female presented with swelling in 1st web space of foot. Based on the ultrasound showing a dumbbell-shaped, hypoechoic lesion with vascularity, the possibility of the lesion being a Morton's neuroma was suggested. The histopathology revealed findings more consistent with schwannoma.</p>