<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Here we describe a patient presenting with combination of three rare diseases, namely de novo malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the breast, small cell variant of medullary thyroid carcinoma and multiple sclerosis. Although the combination by chance seems unlikely, the detailed history does not correspond to any of the known hereditary cancer syndromes and hypothetically may represent a new entity.</p></abstract>

Here we describe a patient presenting with combination of three rare diseases, namely de novo malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the breast, small cell variant of medullary thyroid carcinoma and multiple sclerosis. Although the combination by chance seems unlikely, the detailed history does not correspond to any of the known hereditary cancer syndromes and hypothetically may represent a new entity.

Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour of the Breast in Complex Clinical Background

Hereditary Cancer Institute, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

Acta Chirurgica Latviensis

Here we describe a patient presenting with combination of three rare diseases, namely de novo malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the breast, small...

Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour of the Breast in Complex Clinical Background

Online veröffentlicht: 07. Apr. 2011

Seitenbereich: 112 - 114

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10163-011-0022-0

Schlüsselwörter
malignant peripheral nerve sheath, tumour, breast

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Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour of the Breast in Complex Clinical Background

Online veröffentlicht: 07. Apr. 2011

Seitenbereich: 112 - 114

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10163-011-0022-0

Schlüsselwörtermalignant peripheral nerve sheath, tumour, breast

This content is open access.

Schlüsselwörter
malignant peripheral nerve sheath, tumour, breast