Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2005 Jul;48(7):1811-1815.

A case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of pelvic cavity

• Park IH
• Sun HG
• Lee SH
• Jang JH
• Lee YS
• Kim CH
• Kang JS

Abstract

A 75-year-old female presented with a 1-month history of low abd pain. A 15 x 13 cm solid mass was noted in pelvic cavity by imaging study. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy, total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic lymph node dissection and omentectomy. Immunohistochemistry aided in the final diagnosis of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. The patient had several poor prognosis factor and relapsed into tumor and died 5 month after surgery. An extremely rare case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of pelvic cavity is reported with a brief review of the literature.

Keyword

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST); Pelvic cavity

MeSH Terms

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Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy
Immunohistochemistry
Laparotomy
Lymph Node Excision
Peripheral Nerves*
Prognosis