title: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising in the setting of cervical nerve root schwannomas.
abstract: We present a 23-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST), 17 months following the resection of a schwannoma. MPNST is rare and is usually associated with neurofibromatosis. The typical treatment of resection and radiation is difficult to achieve in the spine.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: Nolan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Winslow
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 1426 Ranier Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA. Electronic address: kingsley-abode-iyamah@uiowa.edu.
authors.forename: Kingsley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abode-Iyamah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 1426 Ranier Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA.
authors.forename: Chandan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Malignant nerve sheath tumor; Nerve sheath tumor; Schwannoma