title: Malignant nerve sheath tumors of the head and neck.
abstract: Malignant nerve sheath tumors comprise approximately 5% of all soft tissue sarcomas; only 8% to 15% of these tumors arise in the head and neck. Most tumors appear as a rapidly expanding nonpainful mass in the face or lateral neck. Reported association with Von Recklinghausen's disease varies from 26% to 70%. Wide surgical excision is generally the recommended primary treatment. Recently, there has been a trend to include postoperative radiation therapy as a primary modality.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography