Isolated Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Scalp
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Giant malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the scalp.
PURPOSE Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) constitute a group of soft tissue neoplasms with neurogenic origin. Association of MPNST with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has been frequently reported as a result of malignant transformation of a pre-existing plexiform neurofibroma. However, most of the cases are small and few have been described with giant dimensions. We describe a ca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0145-5613,1942-7522
DOI: 10.1177/0145561321991317