Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Report of 4 cases

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-205

  Bilgic, Bilge ^a   Ates, Lora Esberk ^a   Demiryont, Misten ^a   Ozger, Harzem ^a   Dizdar, Yavuz ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours; Neurofibromatosis; Nonossifying fibroma; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; SARCOMA; SYMPTOM; THIGH;

EID: 0242595637     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03033740     Document Type: Article

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