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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2024

A Rare Case of Solitary Neurofibroma Misdiagnosed as Diabetic Foot Ulcer in the Toe Tip Region.

Ha-Jong Nam, Se-Young Kim, Mee-Hye Oh, Soomin Lim, Hwan-Jun Choi

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ha-Jong NamDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, Gumi 39371, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2494-0991
Se-Young KimDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, Gumi 39371, Republic of Korea.
Mee-Hye OhDepartment of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan 31538, Republic of Korea.
Soomin LimMedical School, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 6DE, UK.ORCID 0009-0003-1382-2230
Hwan-Jun ChoiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan 31538, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0752-0389

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2020R1A2C1100891Soonchunhyang University Hospital 2024-05-03
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Abstract

Neurofibromas, rare benign tumors of the peripheral nerve sheath, present diagnostic challenges, particularly in diabetic patients with toe ulcers. This case involves a 55-year-old female with type 2 diabetes mellitus who developed an enlarging ulcer on her right second toe. The initial evaluation suggested a diabetic ulcer; however, advanced imaging revealed a mass-like lesion. Partial excision and biopsy confirmed a neurofibroma with spindle cells within the myxoid stroma and S100 protein expression. One month later, total excision and Z-plasty reconstruction were performed under general anesthesia. The patient's postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged without complications. Follow-up revealed successful healing with no recurrence or functional issues. This case highlights the importance of considering neurofibromas in the differential diagnosis of diabetic toe ulcers to avoid misdiagnosis and ensure appropriate management.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic FootNeurofibromaBiopsyComputed Tomography AngiographyDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic ErrorsFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingS100 ProteinsToesS100 Proteinscase reportsdiabetes mellitusdiabeticfoot ulcerneurofibromatype 2

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