Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour: CT and MRI Findings

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is extremely rare malignancy in the general population, occurring more frequently in patients with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). In the literature five cases of MPNST arising from the parapharyngeal space (PPS) in patients without neurofibromatosis...

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Autores principales: Sperandio, Massimiliano, Di Poce, Isabelle, Ricci, Aurora, Di Trapano, Roberta, Costanzo, Elisa, Di Cello, Pierfrancesco, Pelle, Fabio, Izzo, Luciano, Simonetti, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3732584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23970990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/517879
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Sumario:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is extremely rare malignancy in the general population, occurring more frequently in patients with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). In the literature five cases of MPNST arising from the parapharyngeal space (PPS) in patients without neurofibromatosis have been reported. We report imaging techniques in a patient with MPNST in the PPS, who had neither a family history nor sign of NF1. Computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed for a correct therapeutic planning. CT and MRI findings were correlated with hystopathological diagnosis.

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