“…From the cases published in the literature the mean period of time between onset and excision is 4.2 years. 1–4,6,8,11–12,14,15,19,21,23–24,28–29,31,33–34,37,39 This compared with 14 and 12 years respectively in the first two cases. This is almost certainly due to the delayed onset, or absence, of pain seen in these two cases.…”