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Preoperative view of the clitoral neuroma.
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Preoperatively, physical examination demonstrated the presence of a tender 4 cm x 3 cm x 2 cm periclitoral fluctuant lesion (Figure 1).
Cystic appearance of the neuroma.
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This was performed by infiltrating the overlying skin with Marcaine, incising vertically at midline, and then dissecting around the cyst using both blunt and sharp dissection (Figure 2).
Microscopic view of the neuronal tissue identified within the cystic structure.
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The stalk within the cyst wall was suggestive of a traumatic neuroma demonstrating proliferation of nerve fibers within a fibrotic tissue stroma (Figure 3).