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==Overview== | |||
[[Surgery]] is the mainstay of treatment for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. | |||
==Surgery== | |||
* The first-line treatment is surgical resection with wide margins. The removal of the tumor along with surrounding tissue may be vital for the patient’s survival.<ref>Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Wikipedia 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumor#cite_note-Valeyrie-Allanore_2005_79-4</ref> | |||
* For discrete, localized tumors, surgery is often followed by [[radiation]] therapy of the excised area to reduce the chance of recurrence. | |||
* 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. | |||
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Overview
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
Surgery
- The first-line treatment is surgical resection with wide margins. The removal of the tumor along with surrounding tissue may be vital for the patient’s survival.[1]
- For discrete, localized tumors, surgery is often followed by radiation therapy of the excised area to reduce the chance of recurrence.
- 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.
References
- ↑ Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Wikipedia 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumor#cite_note-Valeyrie-Allanore_2005_79-4