Title: Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumor with Secondary Intradural Extramedullary Metastases
Authors: Ahmed Hassan Samsudeen, Pravin GU, Parthasarathi A, Javaji Raviprasad
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i4.13
We present a case of a 65 year old male patient of a malignant nerve sheath tumor with multiple intradural, extra medullary metastases and its preoperative imaging on MRI. Patient presented with complaints of pricking type of pain the cervical and dorsolumbar region since one year which was progressive since the day of onset of the symptoms 1. Li Mh , Holtas , Larsson E – M: MR imaging of intradural extramedullary tumor, acta radiology 33.207-212,1992 2. Anne G Osborn , Diagnostic radiology third reprint pg895 3. Barboriak Dp,Rivitz SM, Chew FS: sacral neurofibroma , AJR 159:600,1992 4. Grobmyer SR, Reith JD, Shahlaee A, Bush CH, Hochwald SN. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: molecular pathogenesis and current management considerations. J SurgOncol 2008; 97:340–349 5. Enzinger FM, Weiss SW. Malignant tumours of peripheral nerves. In: Enzinger FM, Weiss SW, eds. Soft tissue tumors, vol. 31. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Company, 2001:1209–1263 6. Junjiwasa, Yoshiro wada, MRI features in the differentiation of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors and neurofibromas AJR 190, Page 204 7. Woodruff JM, Horten BC, Erlandson RA. Pathology of peripheral nerves and paragangiiomas. in: silverberg SG, ed. Principles and practice of AJR:149, November 1987 surgicalpathology, vol. 2. New York: Wiley, 1983:1503-1520 8. Biondetti PR, Vigo M, Flore D, et al. CT appearance of generalized von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1983; 7:866-869Abstract
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