Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report
Authors: Arnab Chakraborty, Shail Jalan, Diptendra Sarkar
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a rare variety of soft tissue sarcoma of ectomesenchymal origin. It represents approximately 10% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Though these tumours due to their Schwann cell origin may occur anywhere near a nerve trunk, breast is a rare site of its occurrence. This is a rare case of giant malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising in the breast and not associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. A 22-year female presented with a large painless breast lump for five months, which was clinically suspected to be a Carcinoma. No confirmatory results were obtained with FNAC, Core biopsy and MRI. Wide local excision was done. Histopathology and IHC confirmed MPNST.
Keywords: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath tumor, soft tissue sarcoma, breast, immunohistochemistry, Wide local excision.
Authors
Correspondence to:
Arnab Chakraborty, Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Rohini, New Delhi, India drarnabchakraborty@gmail.com
Publication history:
Received 04 Mar 2023
Revised 17 Jun 2023
Accepted 25 Aug 2023
Published online 12 Jan 2024
Published in print 22 Mar 2024
Chakraborty A, Jalan S, Sarkar D. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report. EJMCR. 2023; 7(8): 164-166. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1677945890
Chakraborty A, Jalan S, Sarkar D. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=145405 [Access: April 29, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1677945890
Chakraborty A, Jalan S, Sarkar D. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report. EJMCR. 2023; 7(8): 164-166. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1677945890
Chakraborty A, Jalan S, Sarkar D. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report. EJMCR. (2023), [cited April 29, 2024]; 7(8): 164-166. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1677945890
Chakraborty, A., Jalan, . S. & Sarkar, . D. (2023) Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report. EJMCR, 7 (8), 164-166. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1677945890
Chakraborty, Arnab, Shail Jalan, and Diptendra Sarkar. 2023. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7 (8), 164-166. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1677945890
Chakraborty, Arnab, Shail Jalan, and Diptendra Sarkar. "Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 7 (2023), 164-166. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1677945890
Chakraborty, Arnab, Shail Jalan, and Diptendra Sarkar. "Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 7.8 (2023), 164-166. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1677945890
Chakraborty, A., Jalan, . S. & Sarkar, . D. (2023) Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour mimicking as breast cancer: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7 (8), 164-166. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1677945890