Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

Bone
Other tumors of bone
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

Author: Nat Pernick, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 18 October 2016, last major update June 2005

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Definition / general | Case reports

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Definition / general

Primary tumors are rare
Usually in mandible or maxilla

Case reports

28 year old man with femur tumor and no stigmata of neurofibromatosis (Arch Pathol Lab Med 1995;119:367)