Neurofibroma, schwannoma or a hybrid tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath?

Abstract

Classically, the different subtypes of the peripheral nerve sheets tumors display typical morphological features which differentiate them from the other nervous tumors. Either schwannoma or neurofibroma have characteristic histological and immunohistochemical features. We present a case of peripheral nerve sheets hybrid tumor which have had histological and immunohistochemical features of neurofibroma and schwannoma.