Perioperative Observations and Outcome in Surgical Treatment of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
NF1-associated MPNSTs have larger tumor volumes, higher SUVs and MIB-1 proliferation indices, and a shorter overall survival period. Nevertheless, surgery can improve symptoms, particularly medication-resistant pain, and should also be considered in advanced disease for symptom control/improvement.
Authors
- Isabel Gugel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2923-5949)
- Martin U. Schuhmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-7486)
- Helmut Dittmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6840-5571)
- Julian Zipfel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4725-713X)
- Konstantin Nikolaou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2668-7325)
- Ruth Ladurner
- Marcos Soares Tatagiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-9937)
- Benjamin Bender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3205-4631)
- Jonas Tellermann
- Kevin Paul Ferraris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0919-6658)
- Volker Steger
- Florian Grimm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-814X)
- Antje Bornemann
- Jürgen Schäfer
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University Children's Hospital Tübingen (DE)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16223757
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74
Funders
- Brandenburger Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur