Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are rare, high-grade, soft-tissue sarcoma that typically arise from Schwann cells and typically occur in adults (more so than children).
- They are locally invasive and often present as an enlarging mass.
- They can arise from malignant transformation of a plexiform neurofibroma, thus they have a strong association with Neurofibromatosis, Type 1.
References
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Image Reference
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of left tibia
- “Cases Journal.” Cases Journal. Accessed July 16, 2018. https://casesjournal.biomedcentral.com/.