Unfavourable course of rare soft tissue sarcoma in a boy with neurofibromatosis
Journal Title: Przegląd Pediatryczny - Year 2006, Vol 36, Issue 4
Abstract
In patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) higher incidence of neoplasms is observed. Rare soft tissue sarcoma originated from Schwann cells (malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor) was also described in patients with NF1. In present study we discuss diagnostic and therapeutic problems in an 11-year-old boy with NF1 and newly diagnosed malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
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Beata Zalewska-Szewczyk, Małgorzata Zubowska, Józef Kobos, Jerzy Bodalski
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