A case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of pelvic cavity / 대한산부인과학회지
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
;
: 1811-1815, 2005.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-205129
ABSTRACT
A 75-year-old female presented with a 1-month history of low abd pain. A 15 x 13 cm solid mass was noted in pelvic cavity by imaging study. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy, total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic lymph node dissection and omentectomy. Immunohistochemistry aided in the final diagnosis of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. The patient had several poor prognosis factor and relapsed into tumor and died 5 month after surgery. An extremely rare case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of pelvic cavity is reported with a brief review of the literature.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Peripheral Nerves
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Prognosis
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Immunohistochemistry
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Diagnosis
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Hysterectomy
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Laparotomy
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Lymph Node Excision
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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