title: Chest wall malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a 21-year old female.
abstract: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are aggressive sarcomas that derive from peripheral nerve cells and are associated with a poor prognosis. We report a rare case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in the anterior chest wall of a 21-year-old female. The patient underwent induction chemotherapy, and resection of the mass with negative margins. She subsequently underwent radiation therapy.
authors.affiliation: University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Deepthi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
authors.affiliation: Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida, USA Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida, USA Department of Thoracic Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida, USA luis.herrera@orlandohealth.com.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herrera
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Neurofibroma; neurilemmoma; peripheral nervous system neoplasms; sarcoma