Malignant nerve sheath tumour arising in a benign ancient schwannoma

Malignant nerve sheath tumour arising in a benign ancient schwannoma

A malignant nerve sheath tumour arising in a longstanding benign schwannoma in a 75‐year‐old woman is described. Malignant change of this kind is extremely rare; there appear to be only four convincing previously reported cases.

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Veröffentlicht in:Histopathology 1989-05, Vol.14 (5), p.525-528
Hauptverfasser: RASBRIDGE, S. A., BROWSE, N. L., TIGHE, J. R., FLETCHER, C. D. M.
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology
Humans
nerve sheath tumour
Neurilemmoma - pathology
schwannoma
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Zusammenfassung:A malignant nerve sheath tumour arising in a longstanding benign schwannoma in a 75‐year‐old woman is described. Malignant change of this kind is extremely rare; there appear to be only four convincing previously reported cases.
ISSN:0309-0167
1365-2559
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2559.1989.tb02189.x