Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a child.
| Autor: | Noreña-Rengifo BD; Department of Radiology, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia., Cadavid-Alvarez LM; Department of Radiology, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.; Department of Radiology, IMEDI, Rionegro, Colombia., Gil-Serrano PE; Department of Radiology, Sura Ayudas Diagnósticas, Cali, Colombia., Varela-Aguirre GJ; Department of Radiology, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Radiology case reports [Radiol Case Rep] 2020 Nov 12; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 145-151. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 12 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.10.028 |
| Abstrakt: | Among the diverse causes of posterior mediastinal masses, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors is a very rare neurogenic tumor. Imaging features tend to be variable. A 20-month-old toddler presented with a 3-month history of persistent diffuse thoracic and abdominal pain. A chest magnetic resonance imaging was taken and shown a posterior mediastinal lesion. Histopathology and immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the diagnosis of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor with myxoid areas. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are an uncommon entity in the children with a poor prognosis. Magnetic resonance imaging is the preferred technique in children to limit the use of ionizing radiation and because has a higher contrast resolution; however, all suspicious tumors should be biopsied to make an appropriate diagnosis. Treatment is radical surgery with excision of the entire mass; however, there is a high incidence of local recurrence. (© 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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