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Franco Rongioletti, MD; Francesco Drago, MD; Alfredo Rebora, MD
Department of Dermatology University of Genoa Viale Benedetto XV 16132 Genoa, Italy

Arch Dermatol. 1989;125(3):431-432.

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To the Editor.—

Schwannomas (neurilemomas) are rare benign nerve tumors, usually presenting as solitary encapsulated subcutaneous nodules adherent to a peripheral nerve. It is most uncommon for schwannomas to possess multinodular intertwining characteristics (ie, a plexiform pattern). Plexiform schwannomas (PS) have often been confused with plexiform neurofibromas.¹ Unlike the latter, which have a strong association with neurofibromatosis (NF), PS seem to affect exclusively the skin as solitary or multiple lesions.^2,3 Nonetheless, there seems to be a small but definite association between PS and NF,² and, recently, multiple cutaneous plexiform schwannomas (MCPS) have been reported in Japan as a marker of a novel neurocutaneous syndrome, neurilemomatosis (NL).⁴

We report a case of MCPS with multiple tumors of the central nervous system in the absence of any cutaneous and genetic marker for NF.

Report of a Case.—

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