Spinal cord metastasis of a non-neurofibromatosis type-1 malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: An unusual manifestation of a rare tumor

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-185

  Baek, William S ^a   Pytel, Peter ^a   Undevia, Samir D ^a   Rubeiz, Helene ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BAY 43 9006; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy; Non neurofibromatosis type1; Spinal cord metastasis

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DECARDON; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; SORAFENIB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG METASTASIS; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURAL CREST CELL; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; RARE DISEASE; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; BENZENESULFONATES; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEUROFIBROMA; PYRIDINES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 26944503394     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-4596-4     Document Type: Article

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