Successful Radiotherapy of Primary Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Lung

Autor:	Katsuya, Yanagisawa, Kenichi, Nishie, Hidekazu, Takahashi, Kenji, Sano, Kazuyoshi, Takei, Hiroshi, Yamamoto, Tomonobu, Koizumi, Masayuki, Hanaoka
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Male Doxorubicin Neurofibrosarcoma Internal Medicine Humans General Medicine Tomography X-Ray Computed Lung Nerve Sheath Neoplasms Aged
Zdroj:	Internal Medicine. 61:883-886
ISSN:	1349-7235 0918-2918
Popis:	A 71-year-old man presented with cough and bloody sputum. Computed tomography showed a mass in the lower lobe of the left lung. Histological findings in biopsy tissue revealed a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). The patient was diagnosed with primary lung MPNST based on a systemic examination. Although initial chemotherapy treatment with doxorubicin failed to control the disease, radiotherapy considerably shrank the tumor. Primary lung MPNSTs are rare, and there is no established treatment for inoperable cases. This case suggests that radiotherapy is a treatment option for primary lung MPNST.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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