Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of chest wall in a patient with neurofibromatosis: A case report
| Autor: | K Vijaya, B S Vani, R Vani, K R K Prasad, L Veena Kumari, P Jijiya Bai, A Durgaprasad, Ranga Reddy, Madhumohan Reddy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 113-113 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2321-7006 2321-7294 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/2321-7006.302677 |
| Popis: | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a relatively rare tumor in general population with an incidence of 0.001%. But in patients of Neurofibromatosis the incidence is 2 -5%. It usually affects the extremities in these patients and rarely occurs in other sites like trunk, head and neck, intra spinal region, scalp and Intra cranial regions. We present a case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the chest wall in an elderly patient with Neurofibromatosis with review of literature. |
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