Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor with Horner's syndrome: a case report

We report on a 42-year-old woman with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) arising from the cervical sympathetic nerve. A collar incision and partial sternotomy were performed at the second intercostal space. The mass was spindle shaped and connected to the sympathetic trunk on the crania...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2008-08, Vol.14 (4), p.246-248
Hauptverfasser:	Hara, Masaki, Matsuzaki, Yasunori, Shimizu, Tetsuya, Tomita, Masaki, Ayabe, Takanori, Enomoto, Yusuke, Wada, Shunsuke, Tanaka, Hiroyuki, Kataoka, Hiroaki, Nabeshima, Kazuki, Onitsuka, Toshio
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Female Horner Syndrome - complications Horner Syndrome - pathology Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - complications Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - pathology Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - radiotherapy Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - surgery Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Sternum - surgery Sympathetic Nervous System - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on a 42-year-old woman with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) arising from the cervical sympathetic nerve. A collar incision and partial sternotomy were performed at the second intercostal space. The mass was spindle shaped and connected to the sympathetic trunk on the cranial and caudal sides, and it compressed the left carotid sheath on the median side. After the patient's uneventful recovery from surgery, adjuvant radiotherapy was administered to the area of resection. The patient remains well 5 years after surgery with no evidence of recurrence.
ISSN:	1341-1098