[Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Vagus nerve sarcoma].
A young man was seen for a mass on the left side of the neck. Computed tomography revealed a round mass suggesting a lymph node metastasis with a necrotic center. Fine needle aspiration found mesenchymal cells. The tumor excised from its location on the Xth left cranial nerve was found to be a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Treatment was complemented by regional irradiation. After concluding complementary treatment in April 1996, the patient currently is disease-free. This type of soft-tissue sarcoma is reviewed. Survival depends on tumoral size and cellular differentiation.
Sandoval
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Servicio de ORL, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona.
Gil Garcés
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Arias
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Amilibia
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Dicenta
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D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D014628:Vagotomy; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology