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  • Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours of the infraorbital nerve: case report and literature review

  • I Beegun, I D Bottrill, K Hollowood
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 123 / Issue 4 / April 2009
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    20 May 2008, pp. 466-470
    Print publication:
    April 2009
  • Objective:

    We report a case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour seen in our department.

    Method:

    We present case reports and a review of the world literature concerning malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour.

    Results:

    A 38-year-old Caucasian woman was diagnosed with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the infraorbital nerve. She underwent a wide enbloc resection followed by a course of radiotherapy. A five-year post-operative magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed no evidence of recurrence.

    Conclusion:

    Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours are rare in the head and neck. An awareness of their occurrence is important for early diagnosis. Management involves: accurate histological diagnosis; radiological imaging to define tumour extent and plan resection; wide surgical excision with histologically negative margins; reconstruction of the tissue defect; and post-operative radiotherapy.