Malignant peripheral nerve sheet tumour of cervix

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 May 30:2012:bcr0220125864. doi: 10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5864.

Abstract

Sarcomas account for less than 1% of malignancies of the uterine cervix. Among them, rhabdomyosarcomas are the ones most frequently reported. Malignant peripheral nerve sheet tumour (MPNST) is very rare. In this paper we present a 53-year-old woman with MPNST of the uterine cervix.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Cervix Uteri / diagnostic imaging
  • Cervix Uteri / pathology*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / therapy