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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 12, 144-146, Copyright © 1997 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour: a rare tumour and an unusual intrapericardial presentation

UU Nkere and NM Walter
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

A 62-year-old man presented with superior vena caval obstruction and was found to have a tumour in the pericardial cavity. This was diagnosed as a Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour (MPNST), an uncommon sarcoma that is exceedingly rare in this location. Stigmata of von Recklinghausen's disease were absent. Antibodies to a panel of immunoreactive markers were utilised to establish the diagnosis and exclude other tumours. The utility of such an approach in this kind of situation is briefly discussed.




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