title: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor and pheochromocytoma. A composite tumor of the adrenal.
abstract: An adrenal composite tumor of pheochromocytoma and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (PNST) is described in a 39-year-old woman in whom PNST component appeared to have undergone further malignant degeneration, resulting in a highly anaplastic sarcoma with rapidly progressive clinical course.
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins; D012701:Serotonin; D013004:Somatostatin