Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Hand: A Case Report

An uncommon and aggressive type of soft tissue sarcoma that develops from peripheral nerves is known as a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). It is typically associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Hence, this case report presents a case of a 42-year-old woman with a mass over the pal...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 5; p. e39205
Main Authors Jogdand, Sangita, Rajendran, Jr, Rahul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 18.05.2023
Cureus
Subjects
Case reports
Edema
General Surgery
Magnetic resonance imaging
Nervous system
Oncology
Patients
Plastic Surgery
Radiation therapy
Sarcoma
Tumors
radiotherapy
solitary neurofibroma
sarcoma
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
hand tumor
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Summary:An uncommon and aggressive type of soft tissue sarcoma that develops from peripheral nerves is known as a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). It is typically associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Hence, this case report presents a case of a 42-year-old woman with a mass over the palmar aspect of her right hand that had been slowly growing over the previous year. Complete resection of the tumor with groin flap was performed followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. Over the last year, the patient has been monitored on an outpatient basis without displaying any signs of a local recurrence.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.39205