Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor and pheochromocytoma. A composite tumor of the adrenal.

Min, K W; Clemens, A; Bell, J; Dick, H

Min, K W; Clemens, A; Bell, J; Dick, H.

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Min KW; Department of Pathology, Mercy Hospital Medical Center, Des Moines.

Arch Pathol Lab Med ; 112(3): 266-70, 1988 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2894207

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

An adrenal composite tumor of pheochromocytoma and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (PNST) is described in a 39-year-old woman in whom PNST component appeared to have undergone further malignant degeneration, resulting in a highly anaplastic sarcoma with rapidly progressive clinical course.

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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/pathology; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms/pathology; Pheochromocytoma/pathology; Sarcoma/pathology; Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/analysis; Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/ultrastructure; Adrenal Medulla/pathology; Adult; Female; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms/analysis; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms/ultrastructure; Pheochromocytoma/analysis; Pheochromocytoma/ultrastructure; S100 Proteins/analysis; Sarcoma/analysis; Sarcoma/ultrastructure; Serotonin/analysis; Somatostatin/analysis

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Pheochromocytoma / Sarcoma / Adrenal Gland Neoplasms Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Year: 1988 Type: Article

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