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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a form of [[cancer]] of the [[connective tissue]] surrounding [[nerve]]s. | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a form of [[cancer]] of the [[connective tissue]] surrounding [[nerve]]s. On gross pathology, a large firm [[mass]] with [[necrosis]] and [[hemorrhage]] is the characteristic finding of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. On microscopic histopathological analysis, [[spindle cells]], nuclear atypia, [[mitoses]], and herring bone pattern are characteristic findings of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.<ref name=libre>Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Librepathology 2015. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumour</ref> [[Neurofibromatosis type I]] (NF1) gene is involved in the pathogenesis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.<ref name=Ferrari>{{cite journal|last=Ferrari|first=Andrea|author2=Gianni Bisogno |author3=Modesto Carli |title=Management Of Childhood Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor | journal=Pediatric Drugs | date=2007|volume=9|issue=4|pages=239–48|accessdate=5 Mar 2014 | pmid=17705563 | doi=10.2165/00148581-200709040-00005}}</ref> Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor must be differentiated from neurofibroma and [[schwannoma]].<ref name=radio>Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour</ref> The incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is approximately 0.1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name="pmid25130403">{{cite journal| author=Bates JE, Peterson CR, Dhakal S, Giampoli EJ, Constine LS| title=Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST): a SEER analysis of incidence across the age spectrum and therapeutic interventions in the pediatric population. | journal=Pediatr Blood Cancer | year= 2014 | volume= 61 | issue= 11 | pages= 1955-60 | pmid=25130403 | doi=10.1002/pbc.25149 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25130403 }} </ref> The incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor increases with age.<ref name="pmid25130403">{{cite journal| author=Bates JE, Peterson CR, Dhakal S, Giampoli EJ, Constine LS| title=Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST): a SEER analysis of incidence across the age spectrum and therapeutic interventions in the pediatric population. | journal=Pediatr Blood Cancer | year= 2014 | volume= 61 | issue= 11 | pages= 1955-60 | pmid=25130403 | doi=10.1002/pbc.25149 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25130403 }} </ref> Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor affects men and women equally.<ref name=radio> Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour</ref> Common risk factors in the development of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor are pre-existing plexiform neurofibromas, pre-existing perineuriomas, [[radiation therapy]], and [[neurofibromatosis type 1]].<ref name="pmid15177319">{{cite journal| author=Perrin RG, Guha A| title=Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. | journal=Neurosurg Clin N Am | year= 2004 | volume= 15 | issue= 2 | pages= 203-16 | pmid=15177319 | doi=10.1016/j.nec.2004.02.004 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15177319 }} </ref><ref name="pmid12963767">{{cite journal| author=Baehring JM, Betensky RA, Batchelor TT| title=Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: the clinical spectrum and outcome of treatment. | journal=Neurology | year= 2003 | volume= 61 | issue= 5 | pages= 696-8 | pmid=12963767 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12963767 }} </ref><ref name="pmid15739552">{{cite journal| author=Kim DH, Murovic JA, Tiel RL, Moes G, Kline DG| title=A series of 397 peripheral neural sheath tumors: 30-year experience at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. | journal=J Neurosurg | year= 2005 | volume= 102 | issue= 2 | pages= 246-55 | pmid=15739552 | doi=10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0246 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15739552 }} </ref> Symptoms of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include [[peripheral edema]], difficulty in moving the extremity, [[pain]], and [[numbness]].<ref name="pmid16029330">{{cite journal| author=Valeyrie-Allanore L, Ismaïli N, Bastuji-Garin S, Zeller J, Wechsler J, Revuz J et al.| title=Symptoms associated with malignancy of peripheral nerve sheath tumours: a retrospective study of 69 patients with neurofibromatosis 1. | journal=Br J Dermatol | year= 2005 | volume= 153 | issue= 1 | pages= 79-82 | pmid=16029330 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06558.x | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16029330 }} </ref> [[MRI]] may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Findings on [[MRI]] suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include isointense on T1 weighted image and low signal on T2 weighted image.<ref name=radio> Schwannoma.Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Sara Wein et al. Dr Mohammad Taghi Niknejad and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/schwannoma </ref> The predominant therapy for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is [[surgical resection]]. Adjunctive [[chemotherapy]] and [[radiation therapy]] may be required. Common [[complication]] of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is [[metastasis]]. [[Prognosis]] is generally poor.<ref name="pmid12632346">{{cite journal |author=Neville H, Corpron C, Blakely ML, Andrassy R |title=Pediatric neurofibrosarcoma |journal=J. Pediatr. Surg. |volume=38 |issue=3 |pages=343–6; discussion 343–6 |year=2003 |pmid=12632346 |doi=10.1053/jpsu.2003.50105}}</ref> | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
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==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== | ||
On gross pathology, a large firm [[mass]] with [[necrosis]] and [[hemorrhage]] is the characteristic finding of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. On microscopic histopathological analysis, [[spindle cells]], nuclear atypia, [[mitoses]], and herring bone pattern are characteristic findings of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.<ref>Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Librepathology 2015. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumour</ref> [[Neurofibromatosis type I]] (NF1) gene is involved in the pathogenesis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ferrari|first=Andrea|author2=Gianni Bisogno |author3=Modesto Carli |title=Management Of Childhood Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor | journal=Pediatric Drugs | date=2007|volume=9|issue=4|pages=239–48|accessdate=5 Mar 2014 | pmid=17705563 | doi=10.2165/00148581-200709040-00005}}</ref> | On gross pathology, a large firm [[mass]] with [[necrosis]] and [[hemorrhage]] is the characteristic finding of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. On microscopic histopathological analysis, [[spindle cells]], nuclear atypia, [[mitoses]], and herring bone pattern are characteristic findings of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.<ref name=libre>Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Librepathology 2015. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumour</ref> [[Neurofibromatosis type I]] (NF1) gene is involved in the pathogenesis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.<ref name=Ferrari>{{cite journal|last=Ferrari|first=Andrea|author2=Gianni Bisogno |author3=Modesto Carli |title=Management Of Childhood Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor | journal=Pediatric Drugs | date=2007|volume=9|issue=4|pages=239–48|accessdate=5 Mar 2014 | pmid=17705563 | doi=10.2165/00148581-200709040-00005}}</ref> | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor may be caused by a mutation on [[neurofibromatosis type I]] gene.<ref>{{cite book | last = Albright | first = A | title = Principles and practice of pediatric neurosurgery | publisher = Thieme | location = New York | year = 2008 | isbn = 1588903958 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Ferrari|first=Andrea|author2=Gianni Bisogno |author3=Modesto Carli |title=Management Of Childhood Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor | journal=Pediatric Drugs | date=2007|volume=9|issue=4|pages=239–48|accessdate=5 Mar 2014 | pmid=17705563 | doi=10.2165/00148581-200709040-00005}}</ref> | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor may be caused by a mutation on [[neurofibromatosis type I]] gene.<ref>{{cite book | last = Albright | first = A | title = Principles and practice of pediatric neurosurgery | publisher = Thieme | location = New York | year = 2008 | isbn = 1588903958 }}</ref><ref name=Ferrari>{{cite journal|last=Ferrari|first=Andrea|author2=Gianni Bisogno |author3=Modesto Carli |title=Management Of Childhood Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor | journal=Pediatric Drugs | date=2007|volume=9|issue=4|pages=239–48|accessdate=5 Mar 2014 | pmid=17705563 | doi=10.2165/00148581-200709040-00005}}</ref> | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor must be differentiated from neurofibroma and [[schwannoma]].<ref>Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour</ref> | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor must be differentiated from neurofibroma and [[schwannoma]].<ref name=radio> Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour</ref> | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors comprise ∼2% of all sarcomas whichare a small fraction of a group of cancers that affect 5 people per million per year. The incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is approximately 0.1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor increases with age. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor affects men and women equally. | |||
==Risk Factors== | |||
Common risk factors in the development of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor are pre-existing plexiform neurofibromas, pre-existing perineuriomas, [[radiation therapy]], and [[neurofibromatosis type 1]].<ref name="pmid15177319">{{cite journal| author=Perrin RG, Guha A| title=Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. | journal=Neurosurg Clin N Am | year= 2004 | volume= 15 | issue= 2 | pages= 203-16 | pmid=15177319 | doi=10.1016/j.nec.2004.02.004 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15177319 }} </ref><ref name="pmid12963767">{{cite journal| author=Baehring JM, Betensky RA, Batchelor TT| title=Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: the clinical spectrum and outcome of treatment. | journal=Neurology | year= 2003 | volume= 61 | issue= 5 | pages= 696-8 | pmid=12963767 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12963767 }} </ref><ref name="pmid15739552">{{cite journal| author=Kim DH, Murovic JA, Tiel RL, Moes G, Kline DG| title=A series of 397 peripheral neural sheath tumors: 30-year experience at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. | journal=J Neurosurg | year= 2005 | volume= 102 | issue= 2 | pages= 246-55 | pmid=15739552 | doi=10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0246 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15739552 }} </ref> | |||
==Screening== | |||
According to the the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF), there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine [[screening]] for Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.<ref>Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) 2015. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/BrowseRec/Search?s=Malignant+peripheral+nerve+sheath+tumor </ref> | |||
==Complication and prognosis== | |||
In general Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is known to have high metastatic potential and poor prognosis.[1] long-term outcomes vary widely across multiple series, with 5-year survival ranging between 15% and 50%. Large tumor size at presentation (typically >5 cm) has been the most consistently determined adverse prognostic factor. Other reported factors include tumor grade, truncal location, surgical margin status, local recurrence, and heterologous rhabdomyoblastic differentiation. The true prognostic impact of NF1 syndrome in MPNST remains somewhat in flux. Several large series report significantly worse outcomes for MPNST arising in the setting of NF1 compared with sporadic disease, with inferior responses to cytotoxic chemotherapy and 5-year survivals that are up to 50% worse. | |||
==Diagnosis== | |||
===Staging=== | |||
There is no established system for the staging of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. | |||
===Symptoms=== | |||
Symptoms of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include [[peripheral edema]], difficulty in moving the extremity, [[pain]], and [[numbness]].<ref name="pmid16029330">{{cite journal| author=Valeyrie-Allanore L, Ismaïli N, Bastuji-Garin S, Zeller J, Wechsler J, Revuz J et al.| title=Symptoms associated with malignancy of peripheral nerve sheath tumours: a retrospective study of 69 patients with neurofibromatosis 1. | journal=Br J Dermatol | year= 2005 | volume= 153 | issue= 1 | pages= 79-82 | pmid=16029330 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06558.x | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16029330 }} </ref> | |||
===Physical Examination=== | |||
Common physical examination findings of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include [[edema]], [[paresthesia]], and [[weakness]]. | |||
===Laboratory Findings=== | |||
There are no laboratory findings associated with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. | |||
===X Ray=== | |||
There are no [[X-ray]] findings associated with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. | |||
===CT=== | |||
[[CT scan]] may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Finding on [[CT scan]] suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a rapid growth [[mass]] with irrefular border.<ref name=radio> Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour</ref> | |||
===MRI=== | |||
[[MRI]] may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Findings on [[MRI]] suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include isointense on T1 weighted image and low signal on T2 weighted image.<ref name=radio> Schwannoma.Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Sara Wein et al. Dr Mohammad Taghi Niknejad and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/schwannoma </ref> | |||
===Ultrasound=== | |||
There are no [[ultrasound]] findings associated with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. | |||
===Other Imaging Findings=== | |||
[[Scintigraphy]] may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Finding on Gallium<sup>67</sup> [[scintigraphy]] suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is higher uptake.<ref name=radio> Schwannoma.Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Sara Wein et al. Dr Mohammad Taghi Niknejad and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/schwannoma </ref> | |||
===Other Diagnostic Studies=== | |||
There are no other diagnostic study findings associated with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. | |||
===Biopsy=== | |||
[[Biopsy]] is helpful in the diagnosis of schwannoma. | |||
==Treatment== | |||
===Medical Therapy=== | |||
In the setting of localized disease, as is the case with all soft tissue sarcomas, complete surgical extirpation with clear margins is the treatment of choice.The predominant therapy for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is surgical resection.In the setting of advanced or metastatic MPNST, outcomes are generally poor. Doxorubicin and ifosfamide are the most active agents in unselected soft tissue sarcomas, with a Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) response rate of approximately 25% for the combination. Adjunctive chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be required.Multiple retrospective datasets have shown the negative prognostic impact of involved margins and local recurrence. As in the case with most large (>5 cm) high-grade limb sarcomas, adjuvant radiation is advocated to reduce local recurrence. The risk-benefit profile of adjuvant radiation in patients with NF1 must be carefully discussed with all patients in view of the heightened risk of radiation-induced sarcomas. | |||
===Surgery=== | |||
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. For patients suffering from neurofibrosarcomas in an extremity, if the tumor is vascularized and has many nerves going through it and/or around it, amputation of the extremity may be necessary. Some surgeons argue that amputation should be the procedure of choice when possible, due to the increased chance of a better quality of life. Otherwise, surgeons may opt for a limb-saving treatment, by removing less of the surrounding tissue or part of the bone, which is replaced by a metal rod or grafts. | |||
===Primary Prevention=== | |||
There is no established method for prevention of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. | |||
===Secondary Prevention=== | |||
There are no secondary preventive measures available for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Marjan Khan M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves. On gross pathology, a large firm mass with necrosis and hemorrhage is the characteristic finding of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. On microscopic histopathological analysis, spindle cells, nuclear atypia, mitoses, and herring bone pattern are characteristic findings of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.[1] Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) gene is involved in the pathogenesis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.[2] Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor must be differentiated from neurofibroma and schwannoma.[3] The incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is approximately 0.1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[4] The incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor increases with age.[4] Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor affects men and women equally.[3] Common risk factors in the development of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor are pre-existing plexiform neurofibromas, pre-existing perineuriomas, radiation therapy, and neurofibromatosis type 1.[5][6][7] Symptoms of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include peripheral edema, difficulty in moving the extremity, pain, and numbness.[8] MRI may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Findings on MRI suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include isointense on T1 weighted image and low signal on T2 weighted image.[3] The predominant therapy for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is surgical resection. Adjunctive chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be required. Common complication of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is metastasis. Prognosis is generally poor.[9]
Classification
There is no classification system established for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
Pathophysiology
On gross pathology, a large firm mass with necrosis and hemorrhage is the characteristic finding of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. On microscopic histopathological analysis, spindle cells, nuclear atypia, mitoses, and herring bone pattern are characteristic findings of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.[1] Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) gene is involved in the pathogenesis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.[2]
Causes
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor may be caused by a mutation on neurofibromatosis type I gene.[10][2]
Differential Diagnosis
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor must be differentiated from neurofibroma and schwannoma.[3]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors comprise ∼2% of all sarcomas whichare a small fraction of a group of cancers that affect 5 people per million per year. The incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is approximately 0.1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor increases with age. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor affects men and women equally.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor are pre-existing plexiform neurofibromas, pre-existing perineuriomas, radiation therapy, and neurofibromatosis type 1.[5][6][7]
Screening
According to the the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF), there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.[11]
Complication and prognosis
In general Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is known to have high metastatic potential and poor prognosis.[1] long-term outcomes vary widely across multiple series, with 5-year survival ranging between 15% and 50%. Large tumor size at presentation (typically >5 cm) has been the most consistently determined adverse prognostic factor. Other reported factors include tumor grade, truncal location, surgical margin status, local recurrence, and heterologous rhabdomyoblastic differentiation. The true prognostic impact of NF1 syndrome in MPNST remains somewhat in flux. Several large series report significantly worse outcomes for MPNST arising in the setting of NF1 compared with sporadic disease, with inferior responses to cytotoxic chemotherapy and 5-year survivals that are up to 50% worse.
Diagnosis
Staging
There is no established system for the staging of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
Symptoms
Symptoms of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include peripheral edema, difficulty in moving the extremity, pain, and numbness.[8]
Physical Examination
Common physical examination findings of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include edema, paresthesia, and weakness.
Laboratory Findings
There are no laboratory findings associated with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
X Ray
There are no X-ray findings associated with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
CT
CT scan may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Finding on CT scan suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a rapid growth mass with irrefular border.[3]
MRI
MRI may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Findings on MRI suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include isointense on T1 weighted image and low signal on T2 weighted image.[3]
Ultrasound
There are no ultrasound findings associated with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
Other Imaging Findings
Scintigraphy may be diagnostic of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Finding on Gallium67 scintigraphy suggestive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is higher uptake.[3]
Other Diagnostic Studies
There are no other diagnostic study findings associated with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
Biopsy
Biopsy is helpful in the diagnosis of schwannoma.
Treatment
Medical Therapy
In the setting of localized disease, as is the case with all soft tissue sarcomas, complete surgical extirpation with clear margins is the treatment of choice.The predominant therapy for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is surgical resection.In the setting of advanced or metastatic MPNST, outcomes are generally poor. Doxorubicin and ifosfamide are the most active agents in unselected soft tissue sarcomas, with a Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) response rate of approximately 25% for the combination. Adjunctive chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be required.Multiple retrospective datasets have shown the negative prognostic impact of involved margins and local recurrence. As in the case with most large (>5 cm) high-grade limb sarcomas, adjuvant radiation is advocated to reduce local recurrence. The risk-benefit profile of adjuvant radiation in patients with NF1 must be carefully discussed with all patients in view of the heightened risk of radiation-induced sarcomas.
Surgery
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. For patients suffering from neurofibrosarcomas in an extremity, if the tumor is vascularized and has many nerves going through it and/or around it, amputation of the extremity may be necessary. Some surgeons argue that amputation should be the procedure of choice when possible, due to the increased chance of a better quality of life. Otherwise, surgeons may opt for a limb-saving treatment, by removing less of the surrounding tissue or part of the bone, which is replaced by a metal rod or grafts.
Primary Prevention
There is no established method for prevention of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
Secondary Prevention
There are no secondary preventive measures available for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Librepathology 2015. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumour
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ferrari, Andrea; Gianni Bisogno; Modesto Carli (2007). "Management Of Childhood Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor". Pediatric Drugs. 9 (4): 239–48. doi:10.2165/00148581-200709040-00005. PMID 17705563.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bates JE, Peterson CR, Dhakal S, Giampoli EJ, Constine LS (2014). "Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST): a SEER analysis of incidence across the age spectrum and therapeutic interventions in the pediatric population". Pediatr Blood Cancer. 61 (11): 1955–60. doi:10.1002/pbc.25149. PMID 25130403.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Perrin RG, Guha A (2004). "Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors". Neurosurg Clin N Am. 15 (2): 203–16. doi:10.1016/j.nec.2004.02.004. PMID 15177319.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Baehring JM, Betensky RA, Batchelor TT (2003). "Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: the clinical spectrum and outcome of treatment". Neurology. 61 (5): 696–8. PMID 12963767.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kim DH, Murovic JA, Tiel RL, Moes G, Kline DG (2005). "A series of 397 peripheral neural sheath tumors: 30-year experience at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center". J Neurosurg. 102 (2): 246–55. doi:10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0246. PMID 15739552.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Valeyrie-Allanore L, Ismaïli N, Bastuji-Garin S, Zeller J, Wechsler J, Revuz J; et al. (2005). "Symptoms associated with malignancy of peripheral nerve sheath tumours: a retrospective study of 69 patients with neurofibromatosis 1". Br J Dermatol. 153 (1): 79–82. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06558.x. PMID 16029330.
- ↑ Neville H, Corpron C, Blakely ML, Andrassy R (2003). "Pediatric neurofibrosarcoma". J. Pediatr. Surg. 38 (3): 343–6, discussion 343–6. doi:10.1053/jpsu.2003.50105. PMID 12632346.
- ↑ Albright, A (2008). Principles and practice of pediatric neurosurgery. New York: Thieme. ISBN 1588903958.
- ↑ Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) 2015. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/BrowseRec/Search?s=Malignant+peripheral+nerve+sheath+tumor