Neurofibroma

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Small discrete hard nodules  beneth the skin is a common finding for which patients approach me.They are sometimes more than one and of varied size ,movable,hard and painless.Though usually found in the skin can occur anywhere in the body .
These are benign tumours of nerve sheath called Neurofibroma. Multiple neurofibromas may me seen in some called Vonrecklinghousen's disease.Treatment is not at all satisfactory .If a superficially placed neurofibroma grows to a large size it needs to be surgically removed.But sometimes they occur at critical places causing pressure symptoms to the neighbourhood and has to be carefully removed.

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Generally their presence is non-consequencial  .They are to be observed for change in size and development of pain.Very rerely may turn malignant .