Metastatic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour presenting as a spontaneous extradural haematoma – A case report. (4th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ramesh, A. S.; Singh, Pushkar; Jacob, Sajini Elizabeth; Madhugiri, Venkatesh S.
• Is Part Of: British journal of neurosurgery. Volume 31:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 382
• Page End: 384
• Publication Date: 2017-05-04
• Subjects: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour -- skull metastasis -- spontaneous extradural haematoma; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.48
• DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1125444
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0268-8697

Abstract

Abstract: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours may arise from any cranial or somatic nerve. The median survival with best therapy is 49 months. The present case reports a patient with an MPNST that exhibited an unusually indolent behaviour. Besides this, the patient developed a dural metastasis from the lesion and presented with a spontaneous extra-dural haematoma. This has not been reported hitherto in literature.