The sonographic "coffee bean" sign helps distinguish an axillary neurofibroma from a lymphadenopathy

Sung Eun Song; Bo Kyoung Seo; Jung Woo Choi; Gil Soo Son; Kyu Ran Cho; Baek Hyun Kim

doi:10.1002/jcu.22051

The sonographic "coffee bean" sign helps distinguish an axillary neurofibroma from a lymphadenopathy

Sung Eun Song, Bo Kyoung Seo, Jung Woo Choi, Gil Soo Son, Kyu Ran Cho, Baek Hyun Kim

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Abstract

Axillary masses may represent various soft tissue tumors or lymphadenopathy. Neurofibromas are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors and, while they are very uncommon, it is important to remember that neurogenic tumors arising from brachial plexus can develop in the axilla. We describe an axillary neurofibroma arising from the brachial plexus that presented with a "coffee bean sign" on sonography that distinguished it from axillary lymphadenopathy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-37
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.22051
Publication status	Published - 2014 Jan
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Axilla
Brachial plexus
Neoplasms
Neurofibroma
Peripheral nerves
Ultrasonography

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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The sonographic "coffee bean" sign helps distinguish an axillary neurofibroma from a lymphadenopathy

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