PAINFUL HYPERPLASIA AND HYPERTROPHY OF PACINIAN CORPUSCLES IN THE HAND

Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of pacinian corpuscles in the hand are ver y rare, with only 29 cases previously published. We describe two new c ases in middle-aged patients whose chief complaint was progressive dig ital pain. Immunohistochemical and electronmicroscopic investigations indicated that the lump replicates the structure of enlarged pacinian corpuscles and should not be considered as a real tumor, nor connected to neurofibromatosis. No recurrence was observed after surgical excis ion. Although local trauma was encountered in 55% of the reported case s, the pathogenesis of such a lesion is still speculative.