Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: Second or secondary malignancy after Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment in childhood
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Radiation Oncology - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a very rare soft tissue tumour with poor prognosis. The article describes the case of a patient cured from Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) by means of chemotherapy and radiotherapy who developed the mediastinal tumour histopathologically corresponding to MPNST 10 years after completion of the therapy.
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Adamczewska A, Janura–Szymańska J, Wziątek A, Wachowiak J, Derwich K
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- EP ID EP555960
- DOI 10.14312/2397-8511.2016-3
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