Published online Feb 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i5.1738
Peer-review started: October 16, 2021
First decision: November 17, 2021
Revised: November 29, 2021
Accepted: December 31, 2021
Article in press: December 31, 2021
Published online: February 16, 2022
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Neurothekeomas (NTKs) are rare benign soft tissue tumours that typically occur in the head, trunk, and upper limbs and are rare in other parts of the body.
Herein, we present two rare cases in which primary NTKs were located in the hallux and axilla. A 47-year-old woman complained of a verrucous bulge on the plantar side of the left hallux. The surface skin of the tumour was abraded due to poor wound healing. A 6-year-old boy complained of a gradually growing subcutaneous mass in the axilla. The tumours of both patients were completely resected, and the diagnosis of NTK was confirmed by histopathology. At the one-year follow-up, both patients had a good prognosis without local recurrence.
To date, NTKs located in the hallux and axilla have rarely been reported in the literature. We describe NTKs that occurred in unconventional areas and summa
Core Tip: In these patients, the lack of specificity of clinical symptoms and imaging examination findings as well as the unusual location of neurothekeomas increased the difficulty in diagnosis and treatment. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemical staining may help confirm the diagnosis, but there are still many challenges in the identification of similar diseases.