Open AccessMalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of facial nerve: Presenting as parotid mass
Author(s) -
Bageshri P Gogate,
Mani Anand,
Sanjay D Deshmukh,
Snehal Purandare
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.110708
Subject(s) - malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor , neurofibromatosis , medicine , facial nerve , pathology , sarcoma , parotid gland , peripheral , spindle cell sarcoma , anatomy
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is very uncommon tumor of parotid gland and it is an uncommon spindle cell sarcoma accounting for approximately 5% of all soft-tissue sarcoma. There is strong association between MPNSTs and neurofibromatosis (NF-1) and previous irradiation. Structural abnormality of chromosome 17 is associated with NF-1 and so MPNST. We present a case of a 78-year-old male presenting with slowly growing parotid mass who underwent tumor resection.