Radiation Therapy in Management of Sporadic and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Associated Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNST)

Radiation Therapy in Management of Sporadic and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Associated Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNST)

Introduction: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are highly aggressive soft tissue sarcomas in which complete surgical resection is the mainstay of therapy. However, the recurrence rate is high and few options remain for refractory or metastatic MPNST. This study examines the outcomes...

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Main Authors: Jenna eKahn, Andy eGillespie, Maria eTsokos, John eOndos, Eva eDombi, Kevin eCamphausen, Brigitte eWidemann, ARADHANA eKAUSHAL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Neurofibromatosis 1
Neurofibrosarcoma
radiation therapy
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
malignant schwannoma
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2014.00324/full

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