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Angiosarcoma arising from malignant schwannoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis
Author(s) -
Brown Richard W.,
Tornos Carmen,
Evans Harry L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19920901)70:5<1141::aid-cncr2820700519>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - medicine , angiosarcoma , schwannoma , neurofibromatosis , hemangiosarcoma , brachial plexus , neurofibromin 1 , radiology , pathology , surgery
A 20‐year‐old man with von Recklinghausen disease had a right neck mass. Pathologic examination at excision showed angiosarcoma arising in a malignant schwannoma of the cervical brachial plexus. Comparison with previous reports revealed that angiosarcoma is a rare, highly aggressive sarcomatous element in malignant schwannoma arising in patients with neurofibromatosis (NF).