International journal of surgery case reports
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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are very rare soft-tissue tumors. These tumors originate from Schwann cells or pluripotent perineural cells of the neural crest. An isolated MPNST of the kidney is extremely rare and has been reported in only six cases to date. ⋯ MPNSTs arising from the kidney are very rare. Complete surgical resection provides the only hope for cure. Postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy are still controversial, although postoperative radiotherapy is currently recommended by an oncology consensus group.
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Int J Surg Case Rep · Jan 2013
Is this a mediastinal tumor? A case of Morgagni hernia complicated with intestinal incarceration mistaken for the mediastinal lipoma previously.
Morgagni's hernia is a congenital herniation of abdominal viscera into the thoracic cavity through a retrosternal diaphragmatic defect. ⋯ Morgagni hernia as a differential diagnosis in case of anterior mediastinal mass should not be missed.