Publication details
Maligní tumor z pochvy periferního nervu v oblasti cervikálního plexu - kazuistika
| Title in English | Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour of Cervical Plexus - a Case Report |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Ceska a slovenska neurologie a neurochirurgie |
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| Field | Oncology and hematology |
| Keywords | malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour; cervical plexus; malignant schwannoma; neurofibromatosis type 1 |
| Description | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours are rare neoplasms, especially in the head and neck. They are often asymptomatic. We present a case of 29-years old patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 with malignant tumour of the cervical plexus. A small resistance in the upper mediastinum was diagnosed (ganglioneurinoma) in 2005 and treated surgically (total exstirpation). A small infiltration in the right supraclavicular area occurred five years later and was also managed surgically (debulking) - histologically MPNST. There was a relapse of this tumour in the same area in 2011; this was treated by en bloc resection, followed by chemotheraphy. At present, the patient is in a good clinical status, with no neurological deficit. |