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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Case Report: Malignant transformation of ganglioneuroma in the rectovaginal septum to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor based on neurofibromas.

Xiaoxiao Xi, Hui Cheng, Shanyu Huang, Chen Wang, Mingzhu Ye, Xin Sun

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xiaoxiao XiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Hui ChengDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Shanyu HuangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Chen WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Mingzhu YeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xin SunDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a type of soft tissue sarcoma that commonly occurs in the trunk, limbs, and head and neck regions, but rarely in the pelvic area. Nearly half of MPNST cases are secondary to neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). This case report discusses a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with NF1 and pseudohermaphroditism, who presented with a large mass in the rectovaginal septum. Several years prior, a biopsy had identified the mass as a ganglioneuroma (GN). The mass was surgically removed via a vaginal approach, and postoperative pathology confirmed MPNST arising from NF1. In addition, this report provides a brief review of the relevant literature.

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disorder of sex developmentganglioneuromamalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumorneurofibromatosis type 1rectovaginal septumtransvaginal surgery

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