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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of median nerve - an unusual presentation: a case report.
- Source :
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European Journal of Plastic Surgery . Apr2005, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p50-52. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) are rare tumours, which usually occur in patients with multiple neurofibromatosis. They are common in the head and neck and trunk and only a few cases have been reported in the hand. Many of these occur in patients with von Recklinghausen’s disease and rarely as a malignant transformation of benign schwannomas. When they appear in the hand they often present with various symptoms. We encountered a patient who presented with a longstanding asymptomatic swelling of the palm. On excision the histopathology showed a high-grade malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour, which led us to speculate that a malignant transformation had occurred in a pre-existing benign swelling. This is reported for its unusual presentation, which, to our knowledge, has never been described previously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0930343X
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Plastic Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18660363
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-005-0751-1