Triton tumor of the left sympathetic nerve.
Malignant triton tumor is a subtype of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor which presents a rabdomyoblastic differentiation. We report the case of a 14-year-old male with a radical surgical resection of a mediastinal malignant triton tumor of the sympathetic nerve, a rare location for this tumor. Thereafter, he received adjuvant radiotherapy and was reoperated three months later for an early local recurrence. The prognosis for this group of tumors is poor. Radical surgical excision of the tumor followed by radiation therapy must be the treatment of choice.
Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n. 14004 Córdoba, Spain. joseravich@hotmail.com
Jose Ramón
JR
Cano
Francisco Javier
FJ
Algar
Antonio
A
Alvarez
Angel
A
Salvatierra