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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
Patients present with a rapidly enlarging mass that may be painful or cause local neurological symptoms such as weakness or paresthesias. Symptoms of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include peripheral edema, difficulty in moving the affected extremity, pain, and numbness.[1]
Symptoms
Symptoms of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor include:[1]
- Peripheral edema
- Difficulty in moving the affected extremity
- Pain
- Numbness
- Burning
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.