Primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1: Report of a rare case

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) usually arises in peripheral nerve sheath cells. The intraosseous location of MPNST is rare. Mandible is the most common site of bony involvement. Involvement of bones of the hand is quite unusual. We report a case of MPNST involving metacarpal bones o...

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Main Authors: Bharti Devnani, Ahitagni Biswas, Sameer Bakhshi, Shah Alam Khan, Asit Ranjan Mridha, Shipra Agarwal
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2017;volume=38;issue=2;spage=232;epage=235;aulast=Devnani
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Ahitagni Biswas
Sameer Bakhshi
Shah Alam Khan
Asit Ranjan Mridha
Shipra Agarwal
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description Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) usually arises in peripheral nerve sheath cells. The intraosseous location of MPNST is rare. Mandible is the most common site of bony involvement. Involvement of bones of the hand is quite unusual. We report a case of MPNST involving metacarpal bones of the left hand treated with surgery followed by adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy and review the pertinent literature.
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spelling doaj-art-51287d4f0bc14ec5816d723cbaca83162025-08-20T03:04:01ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58512017-01-0138223223510.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_5_17Primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1: Report of a rare caseBharti DevnaniAhitagni BiswasSameer BakhshiShah Alam KhanAsit Ranjan MridhaShipra AgarwalMalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) usually arises in peripheral nerve sheath cells. The intraosseous location of MPNST is rare. Mandible is the most common site of bony involvement. Involvement of bones of the hand is quite unusual. We report a case of MPNST involving metacarpal bones of the left hand treated with surgery followed by adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy and review the pertinent literature.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2017;volume=38;issue=2;spage=232;epage=235;aulast=DevnaniBonemalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumormetacarpalradiotherapy
spellingShingle Bharti Devnani
Ahitagni Biswas
Sameer Bakhshi
Shah Alam Khan
Asit Ranjan Mridha
Shipra Agarwal
Primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1: Report of a rare case
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Bone
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
metacarpal
radiotherapy
title Primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1: Report of a rare case
title_full Primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1: Report of a rare case
title_fullStr Primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1: Report of a rare case
title_full_unstemmed Primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1: Report of a rare case
title_short Primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1: Report of a rare case
title_sort primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1 report of a rare case
topic Bone
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
metacarpal
radiotherapy
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2017;volume=38;issue=2;spage=232;epage=235;aulast=Devnani
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