Pleomorphic MPNST of Breast.
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ABSTRACT
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are a rare type of soft tissue sarcomas accounting for 5-10% of all sarcoma cases.They are a tumor of adult age group occuring in patients 20-50 years of age.Though these tumors due to their schwann cell origin may occur anywhere near a nerve trunk, breast is a rare site of its occurence.They are rare breast tumors which in association with type 1 neurofibromatosis syndrome .We report a case of pleomorphic MPNST occuring in a 32 years old female patient without any evidence of Neurofibromatosis 1 syndrome.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Breast Diseases
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Breast Neoplasms
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Female
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Humans
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Neurofibromatosis 1
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Adult
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Neurilemmoma
Language:
English
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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