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Omental caking: a rare manifestation of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour.

Sadia Rizvi1, Javed Mehboob, Asghar H Asghar, Ahmed Mateen, Tehseen Raza, Abid Hameed.   

Abstract

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a very rare tumour with an incidence of one per 100,000 and constitutes between 3 to 10% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Most of the sarcoma involve the extremities and retroperitoneal regions. However, this case presented with mass in left inguinal region and then spread rapidly to omentum, assuming the appearance of an omental cake. Mass responded well to chemotherapy comprising of Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin.

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Year:  2010        PMID: 20688026     DOI: 08.2010/JCPSP.554555

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Coll Physicians Surg Pak        ISSN: 1022-386X            Impact factor:   0.711


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1.  Malignant nerve sheath tumour of omentum and the "omental vascular pedicle sign".

Authors:  Udit Chauhan; Alok Kumar Udiya; Shailesh M Prabhu; Gurucharan S Shetty
Journal:  BJR Case Rep       Date:  2016-01-15
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