A recurrent laryngeal nerve malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a child with neurofibromatosis type 1

An 11-year-old girl presented with hoarseness, dysphagia, and swelling in the left side of her neck. She had a previous diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1, presenting with multiple café-au-lait spots and subcutaneous neurofibromas. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass in the left side of her...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2018-09, Vol.76 (9), p.635-635
Main Authors: Alves, Sérgio Ferreira, Carneiro, Leonardo Hoehl, Niemeyer, Bruno, Tonomura, Elise, Marchiori, Edson
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Child
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - secondary
Diagnosis
Dysphagia
Female
Humans
Images in Neurology
Magnetic resonance imaging
Neck
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms - secondary
Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis 1 - pathology
Recklinghausen's disease
Soft tissue sarcoma
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Summary:An 11-year-old girl presented with hoarseness, dysphagia, and swelling in the left side of her neck. She had a previous diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1, presenting with multiple café-au-lait spots and subcutaneous neurofibromas. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass in the left side of her neck. The final diagnosis was a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising from the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is an uncommon, aggressive soft tissue sarcoma of neural origin. It is defined as a nerve sheath tumor arising from a peripheral nerve, a pre-existing peripheral nerve sheath tumor, or in the setting of neurofibromatosis type 1.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/0004-282X20180058