title: Gastric Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor: A Case Report.
abstract: Gastric malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are sarcomas arising within a peripheral nerve. Gastric MPNSTs are extremely rare with only a few cases. We herein describe the case of a 48-year-old man with a gastric MPNST for the first time in Korea, which was diagnosed histopathologically after surgery. The patient underwent curative subtotal gastrectomy with D1+ lymph node dissection and Billroth-II reconstruction. The postoperative recovery was uneventful, and he has had no recurrence until now. The ideal adjuvant treatment protocol is yet to be decided due to the relatively limited number of cases of these tumors previously reported.
authors: The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Eun Young
authors: EY
authors: Kim
authors: The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Sung Hak
authors: SH
authors: Lee
authors: The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Han Mo
authors: HM
authors: Yoo
authors: The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Kyo Young
authors: KY
authors: Song
authors: The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea chpark@catholic.ac.kr.
authors: Cho Hyun
authors: CH
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: adjuvant treatment; gastric malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors; schwannomas; surgery