| Literature DB >> 20205747 |
Masanori Kitamura1, Naoki Wada, Shigenori Nagata, Norishige Iizuka, Yu-Fen Jin, Miki Tomoeda, Michiko Yuki, Norifumi Naka, Nobuhito Araki, Chikao Yutani, Yasuhiko Tomita.
Abstract
A rare case is presented of a 61-year-old man with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, with metastasis to the heart. The primary tumor originated in the right thigh in 1982. Since then, the patient has had repeated local recurrences in spite of repeated surgical treatment and adjuvant chemotherapy. He has developed previous metastases of the lung and heart. The patient died of cardiac involvement.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20205747 PMCID: PMC2881068 DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-5-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Pathol ISSN: 1746-1596 Impact factor: 2.644