Nail bed solitary neurofibroma: A case report and literature review.

RATIONALE

Nail bed solitary neurofibroma is an extremely rare tumor, with only 9 cases recorded in the literature so far.

PATIENT CONCERN

We present the case of a 42-year-old female patient, with a history of a slowly growing tumor in the nail bed of the left index and no clinical features of type I neurofibromatosis.

DIAGNOSIS

Nail bed solitary neurofibroma.

INTERVENTION

The tumor was surgically removed and the pathology examination established the diagnosis of neurofibroma.

OUTCOMES

The postoperative outcome was good, with no recurrence 12 months after surgery.

LESSONS

We present the rarity of this type of tumor localized in the nail bed, taking into consideration the only 9 cases recorded in the literature. Nail bed solitary neurofibroma should be also included in the differential diagnosis of a nail bed tumor.