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Primary intrapulmonary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: A rare case
Leila Abdallaoui Maane1, Abderrahmane Al Bouzidi1, Meriem Damou2
1Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco.
Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
|December 1, 2020
Summary
This case report details a rare primary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) in the lungs with brain metastases. Treatment showed a partial response, highlighting the rarity and poor prognosis of such advanced MPNST cases.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Neuropathology
- Radiology
Background:
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare and aggressive neoplasms.
- Primary pulmonary MPNST with brain metastases is exceptionally uncommon.
- MPNSTs metastasizing to the brain typically have a poor prognosis.
