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 inCase reports in oncological medicine Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Mohtaram, Amina, Mesmoudi, Siham, M’rabti, Hind, Rami, Amal, Latib, Rachida, Bernoussi, Zakia, Aaribi, Imane, Ben Ameur El Youbi, Meryam, Errihani, Hassan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2013
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
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Abdomen
Case Report
Medical treatment
Muscular system
Tumors
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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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Academic Editors: S. B. Chichareon and Y. Yokoyama
ISSN:2090-6706
2090-6714
DOI:10.1155/2013/423867