Neurofibrossarcoma retroperitoneal primário / Primary retroperitoneal neurofibrosarcoma
Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
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30(5): 399-401, set.-out. 2003. ilus
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in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-513423
ABSTRACT
Malignant schwannoma or neurofibrosarcoma usually grows from the peripheral nerves and rarely from the retroperitoneum. When found in the retroperitoneum, it usually has a worse prognosis. This kind of tumor seems to be resistant to adjuvant therapy and the best treatment is radical surgery. We report a case of a primary retroperitoneal malignant schwannoma, in a 64 year-old man, treated surgically.
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Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
Journal subject:
General Surgery
Year:
2003
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Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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