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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the kidney
Author(s) -
WILLIAMS STEPHEN B,
SZLYK GREGORY R,
MANYAK MICHAEL J
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01238.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral , scalp , nephrectomy , malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor , kidney , lung , lesion , peripheral nerve , pathology , surgery , anatomy , immunohistochemistry
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are rare in the genitourinary organs, with few reports of occurrence in the kidney. We describe a patient with a renal malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, discovered after excision of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath scalp lesion, with additional masses in the lung and shoulder on metastatic evaluation. This patient underwent neoadjuvant intravenous doxorubicin therapy, followed by surgical resection of the scalp, lung and shoulder lesions in addition to a radical nephrectomy.