Malignant peripheral nerve cell sheath tumour of the upper lip: a rare case

We present the case of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) that developed on the upper lip of an 86 year old woman. MPNSTs are highly aggressive sarcomas that very rarely occur in the face. We know of no other reported cases of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour arising from t...

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Autores principales: Ward, Joseph, Bhatt, Vyomesh, Barnard, Neal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010
Materias:
Maxillofacial Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946324
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.5.6
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Sumario:We present the case of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) that developed on the upper lip of an 86 year old woman. MPNSTs are highly aggressive sarcomas that very rarely occur in the face. We know of no other reported cases of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour arising from the upper lip.

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