Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, with metastasis to the heart: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A rare case is presented of a 61-year-old man with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, with metastasis to the heart. The primary tumor originated in the right thigh in 1982. Since then, the patient has had repeated...

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Main Authors: Araki Nobuhito, Naka Norifumi, Yuki Michiko, Tomoeda Miki, Jin Yu-Fen, Iizuka Norishige, Nagata Shigenori, Wada Naoki, Kitamura Masanori, Yutani Chikao, Tomita Yasuhiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/5/1/2