Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour presenting with Horner's syndrome.
A young male presented with clinical and radiological features of right apical lung mass and Horner's syndrome. Subsequently the patient was diagnosed as a case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) at the apex of right lung originating from an intercostal nerve and compressing ipsilateral cervical sympathetic plexus and lower cord of brachial plexus, in a case of neurofibromatosis type 1.
Sumitra
S
Basuthakur
Amitava
A
Sengupta
Ankan
A
Bandyopadhyay
Arpita
A
Banerjee
D000328:Adult; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy