title: Pulmonary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour.
abstract: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNSTs) may occur in any peripheral nerve. They are often found in the chest wall and the posterior mediastinum. On the other hand, primary pulmonary MPNST is extremely rare, and surgically treated cases have been reported. Here, we present 3 cases of primary MPNST originating from the pulmonary parenchyma who underwent surgery in our institution. We discuss the possible clinical and pathological associations in the view of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland ilhan.inci@usz.ch.
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inci
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soltermann
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schneiter
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Lung; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours; Malignant schwannoma; Nerve sheath tumour; Surgery