title: Retroperitoneal peripheral nerve sheath tumour of triton type-a case report.
abstract: The malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour is the malignant counterpart to benign soft tissue tumours such as neurofibromas and schwannomas. Malignant Triton Tumour is a histological variant of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours with rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation. They are known to develop in cases of neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen's disease). Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is biologically an aggressive tumour for which the treatment of choice is surgery. Here we report a rare case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour, not associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 and arising in the retroperitoneum.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical Hospital and Research Centre, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-18 India.
authors.forename: Dakshyani S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Nirhale
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical Hospital and Research Centre, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-18 India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parasnis
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical Hospital and Research Centre, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-18 India.
authors.forename: Charit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bora
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical Hospital and Research Centre, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-18 India.
authors.forename: Ruchita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical Hospital and Research Centre, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-18 India.
authors.forename: Prabhjot
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aulakh
keywords: Malignant triton tumour; Neurofibromatosis; Peripheral nerve sheath tumour