title: Orbital neurofibrosarcoma: a case report.
abstract: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours of orbit is rare entity. Only sixteen cases are reported in world literature. Bengin schwannomas of the orbit are found in 1.5 to 18 percent of patients with von Recklinghausen's disease (VRD) and form 1 percent of all orbital tumours1. The incidence of malignant transformation in VRD is varies from 5-15 percent of all the cases1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Therapy, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Tanwar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhir
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Rath
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications; D018319:Neurofibrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed