Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour: a rare tumour and an unusual intrapericardial presentation.
A 62-year-old man presented with superior vena caval obstruction and was found to have a tumour in the pericardial cavity. This was diagnosed as a Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour (MPNST), an uncommon sarcoma that is exceedingly rare in this location. Stigmata of von Recklinghausen's disease were absent. Antibodies to a panel of immunoreactive markers were utilised to establish the diagnosis and exclude other tumours. The utility of such an approach in this kind of situation is briefly discussed.
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
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D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology