Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
Updated: 08/07/2020
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD
General features
- AKA: Malignant schwannoma, neurofibrosarcoma
- Commonly associated with neurofibromatosis (NF) 1
- May arise de novo
- More common in adults
- May have history of radiation exposure
- May recur, distant metastases common
Clinical presentations
- Deep seated tumor associated with major nerves
- Commonly location: Neck, forearm, lower leg, buttock
Key morphological features
Markers
- Positive for S-100, CD56
- Negative for EMA, keratin (different from synovial sarcoma)
Treatment
- Excision
- Radiation
- Chemotherapy
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