TITLE:
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors of the Scalp: Case Report and Review of Literature
AUTHORS:
Touria Bouhafa, Abderahmann Elmazghi, Hayat Baissel, Hind El Fatmi, Afaf Amarti, Khalid Hassouni
KEYWORDS:
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors, The Scalp, Treatment
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.5 No.15,
August
11,
2014
ABSTRACT: Malignant peripheral
nerve sheath tumors of the scalp are rare lesions of the nervous system. Only 16 cases have been reported to date. In this
report, we present a case of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) of
the scalp and retrospectively analyze the clinical features, imaging findings, pathological
features, and prognoses of these tumors.