title: Rectal neurogenic sarcoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A neurogenic sarcoma without NF-1 was discovered in a 73-year-old woman in the anorectal region, an unusual site for these tumors. The tumor was of high-grade malignancy and deeply located with mesorectal infiltration; it did not originate from a major nerve. We presume an origin from less differentiated neural crest cells and present a review of the literature on the best treatment for these neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Oncologia Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Carlo, Potenza, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiacchio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinota
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manzione
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018319:Neurofibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*