Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Purpose. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare in children and account for approximately 5–10% of all soft tissue sarcomas in adults. MPNSTs may occur independently but individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) have a significantly increased risk. Our aim is to present pat...

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Main Authors: Apostolos Pourtsidis, Dimitrios Doganis, Margarita Baka, Despina Bouhoutsou, Maria Varvoutsi, Maria Synodinou, Panagiota Giamarelou, Helen Kosmidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/843749