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==Prevalence== | ==Prevalence== | ||
They are estimated to account for 5-10% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. | They are estimated to account for 5-10% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. | ||
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* 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> | |||
==Age== | ==Age== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shanshan Cen, M.D. [2]
Overview
Prevalence
They are estimated to account for 5-10% of all soft-tissue sarcomas.
Incidence
- The incidence of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is approximately 0.1 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
Age
They typically present in adults.
Gender
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor affects men and women equally.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumour