Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Small Bowel : An Unusual Presentation with Fatal Outcome
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the small bowel is an extremely rare disease. Histologic distinction from other types of soft tissue sarcoma especially fibrosarcoma and leiomyosarcoma requires electron microscopy. Complete surgery remains the only curative treatment. However, late diagnos...
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Published in | Case reports in oncological medicine Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 4 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Cairo, Egypt
Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
01.01.2013
Hindawi Publishing Corporation Hindawi Limited Wiley |
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Summary: | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the small bowel is an extremely rare disease. Histologic distinction from other types of soft tissue sarcoma especially fibrosarcoma and leiomyosarcoma requires electron microscopy. Complete surgery remains the only curative treatment. However, late diagnosis makes curative surgery more difficult. The contribution of chemotherapy to incomplete surgery has been proved without controlled studies. We report a case of this type of lesion discovered following a small bowel perforation. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Academic Editors: S. B. Chichareon and Y. Yokoyama |
ISSN: | 2090-6706 2090-6714 |
DOI: | 10.1155/2013/423867 |