Skin nonmelanocytic tumor
Neural tumors
Palisaded encapsulated neuroma
Author: Christopher S. Hale, M.D.
Last author update: 1 September 2012
Last staff update: 6 December 2024 (update in progress)
Copyright: 2003-2025, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
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Definition / general | Terminology | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Positive stains | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Hale CS. Palisaded encapsulated neuroma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumornonmelanocyticpalisadedencapsulatedneuroma.html. Accessed January 18th, 2025.
Definition / general
- Also called solitary circumscribed neuroma
- Common, often on face; often due to trauma or surgery
Terminology
- Also known as solitary circumscribed neuroma
Gross description
- Small solitary papule
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Spindle lesion with palisading, occasionally epithelioid cells, lesion is not truly encapsulated
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Mark R. Wick, M.D.
Positive stains
Differential diagnosis
