Survival in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours: A Comparison between Sporadic and Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Associated Tumours

We studied 123 patients with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNSTs) between 1979 and 2002. However, 90 occurred sporadically whereas 33 were associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Survival was calculated using Kaplan-Meier survival curves and we used Cox's proportional haza...

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Main Authors: D. E. Porter, V. Prasad, L. Foster, G. F. Dall, R. Birch, R. J. Grimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Sarcoma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/756395