Infantile malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the ileum causing ileo-ileal intussusception in an infant.
Nerve sheath tumours are rare tumours. We report here for the first time a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the ileum in a child who presented with recurrent intussusceptions. The tumour was excised with wide margins and staging procedures did not show any metastatically suspicious lesions. Complete resection in non-metastatic tumours seems to be the therapy of choice.
Maier
M
M
Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Leipzig Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany.
Tröbs
R
R
Schütz
A
A
Pernice
W
W
Körholz
D
D
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*