Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor presenting as sciatica in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: is magnetic resonance imaging an effective screening tool?
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours can occur in patients with neurofibromatosis and present as sciatica.Magnetic resonance imaging screening should be considered early on in this patient population.
Authors
- Irvianny Madera
- Sangam Sangam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1720-5945)
- Adisalem M. Teferi
- Julian Paniagua
- AZANA NEWMAN
- Osman Alvarado
Institutions
- St. Barnabas Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12890/2024_004818
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11