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ArticleSurgical neurology international2022

Spinal cord compression from cutaneous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor metastasis in a patient with neurofibromatosis Type 1.

Alessandro Calì, Federica Paolini, Gianluca Scalia, Carmelo Riolo, Massimiliano Giuffrida, Domenico Gerardo Iacopino, Giovanni Federico Nicoletti

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alessandro CalìDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi," Catania.
Federica PaoliniDepartment of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, A.O.U.P. "Paolo Giaccone," Palermo, Italy.
Gianluca ScaliaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi," Catania.
Carmelo RioloDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi," Catania.
Massimiliano GiuffridaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi," Catania.
Domenico Gerardo IacopinoDepartment of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, A.O.U.P. "Paolo Giaccone," Palermo, Italy.
Giovanni Federico NicolettiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi," Catania.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF-1) and previous irradiation are two common risk factors that can result in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs), extremely rare soft-tissue sarcomas. Here, a 63-year-old male with NF-1 presented with diffuse spinal metastases from a subcutaneous MPNST. Case Description: A 63-year-old male with NF-1 presented acutely with paraplegia and urinary incontinence. Both CT and MR studies of the thoracic-lumbosacral spine showed multiple metastases from a subcutaneous MPNST. In addition, the patient had a T12 vertebral body pathological fracture. Conclusion: Despite its aggressive behavior, some cases of MPNST can be managed with gross total resection and adjuvant radiotherapy. In addition, in the presence of multiple metastases, chemotherapy may play an additional, although questionable role.

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