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Malignant neuroectodermal tumor with melanocytic and rhabdomyoblastic differentiation

Rare Tumors, 2009
Malignant melanoma can metastasize widely and vary significantly in its histological appearance; it rarely presents as a deep-seated mass without an obvious primary site elsewhere.
Brian P. Rubin, Munir R. Tanas
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Squash preparation of a malignant triton tumor in a rare location

Journal of Cytology, 2008
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are rare malignant mesenchymal neoplasms of neural origin. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors arising in a cranial nerve are rare with only a few cases being reported in literature.
Sundaram Sandhya, Prathiba D, Rajendiran S, Rao Shalinee, Ganesh K   +4 more
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2261 GIST or MPNST or Both? An Enigmatic Mass

American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Neurofibromatosis (NF) has been frequently associated with multiple cancers and the expansive growth of these tumors often is one of the reasons for their short life expectancy. The incidence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) in patients with NF tends to
Yasmine Hussein Agha, Sachin Srinivasan, Jeffrey Hyder, William Salyers, Nathan Tofteland, Ali Ahmad   +5 more
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Extratemporal Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumor of Facial Nerve with Coexistent Intratemporal Neurofibroma Mimicking Malignant Intratemporal Extension

Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2015
We present an extremely unusual case of an extratemporal facial nerve malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) arising from preexistent intratemporal neurofibroma, illustrating a difficulty in discriminating between perineural spread of the MPNST ...
Mitsuhiko Nakahira, Naoko Saito, Masashi Sugasawa   +2 more
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Primary intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of metacarpal bones of the hand in a patient without neurofibromatosis 1: Report of a rare case

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2017
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) usually arises in peripheral nerve sheath cells. The intraosseous location of MPNST is rare. Mandible is the most common site of bony involvement. Involvement of bones of the hand is quite unusual.
Bharti Devnani, Ahitagni Biswas, Sameer Bakhshi, Shah Alam Khan, Asit Ranjan Mridha, Shipra Agarwal   +5 more
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FNAC diagnosis of MPNST--a case report.

Indian journal of pathology & microbiology, 2006
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a relatively rare tumour arisingfrequently in patients with neurofibromatosis, type I (NF1). It is usually a high grade sarcoma. A 65 year old female patient presented with a swelling in left popliteal fossa of two months duration.
Kshirsagar Ashok, Yadavrao, Wader Jyotsna, Vijaykumar, Kullolli Girish, Kanthirav   +2 more
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An ShRNA Screen Identifies MEIS1 as a Driver of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors

EBioMedicine, 2016
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are rare soft tissue sarcomas that are a major source of mortality in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients.
Ami V. Patel, Katherine E. Chaney, Kwangmin Choi, David A. Largaespada, Ashish R. Kumar, Nancy Ratner   +5 more
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Conditionally replicative adenovirus as a therapy for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

Molecular Therapy: Oncology
Oncolytic adenoviruses (Ads) stand out as a promising strategy for the targeted infection and lysis of tumor cells, with well-established clinical utility across various malignancies.
Julia A. Nikrad, Robert T. Galvin, Mackenzie M. Sheehy, Ethan L. Novacek, Kari L. Jacobsen, Stanislas M.A.S. Corbière, Pauline J. Beckmann, Tyler A. Jubenville, Masato Yamamoto, David A. Largaespada   +9 more
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Intramandibular malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: A case report

Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences, 2016
The principal malignancy of peripheral nerves is malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST), which is common in soft tissue of the lower extremities.
Bhavana S Bagalad, Anuradha Ananthaneni, Vijay Srinivas Guduru, Puneeth Horatti Kuberappa   +3 more
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Clinical predictors of survival in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the head and neck: A cox regression and nomogram study

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Objectives: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNST) are rapidly progressing Schwann cell neoplasms. This study aimed to develop a practical clinical nomogram that predicts prognosis in patients with Head and Neck MPNST (HN-MPNST) using the ...
Sun LiNa, Tu Jianfei, Tian Zhifeng, Wang Xinbin, Wu Hui   +4 more
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