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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASMS - CRANIAL AND PARASPINAL NERVEs | Neurofibroma | 1B1 Neurofibroma, NF1 patient (Case 1) H&E 2
1B1,2 Sections show a well differentiated spindle cell neoplasm causing significant expansion of the nerve fascicle. The tumor cells have wavy, elongated nuclei, scant eosinophilic cytoplasm, and thin processes. There is a myxoid background. Entrapped ganglion cells are appreciated focally. There is no significant mitotic activity.
