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Naim Abuzarifa1, Muath Mamdouh Mahmod Al-Chalabi2, Wan Azman Wan Sulaiman3
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Reconstructive Sciences Unit, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan Health Campus, Kota Bharu, MYS.
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare, aggressive sarcomas. This case highlights an exceptionally large and rapidly growing MPNST in a neurofibromatosis type I patient.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Dermatology
- Pathology
Background:
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs), or neurofibrosarcomas, are rare, aggressive soft tissue sarcomas.
- They originate from peripheral nerve cells and account for 10% of all soft tissue sarcomas, being particularly rare in neurofibromatosis type I patients.
- MPNSTs affect approximately 1 in 100,000 people in the general population.
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