Diffuse Neurofibroma of Scalp
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Abstract
A 22-year-old man presented with a large, soft, compressible swelling in the right occipito-parietal region. Fine needle aspiration cytology revealed blood only. The lesion was excised and histopathology studies revealed it to be a diffuse neurofibroma.
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