Metastatic Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor: Imaging Findings in a Case Report

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https://doi.org/10.59667/sjoranm.v15i1.12

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MPNST, NERVE SHEATH TUMOR, METASTATIC, FDG, PETCT

Abstract

A 28-year-old woman with a history of acoustic neuroma presented with six months of progressive dorsolumbar pain, occasional lower-limb numbness and mild weakness. MRI demonstrated an invasive heterogeneous paraspinal mass extending along the nerve roots. Biopsy showed findings consistent with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). FDG PET/CT demonstrated uptake in the primary mass and pulmonary nodules considered metastatic on imaging. The primary tumor was considered unresectable, and chemotherapy and radiotherapy were initiated. This case illustrates the complementary roles of tissue diagnosis, MRI and FDG PET/CT in the assessment of MPNST with suspected pulmonary metastases.

Author Biographies

  • Ritesh Suthar, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, India

    Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine 

  • Abhishek Palsapure, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, India

    Senior Resident, Department of Nuclear Medicine

  • Jahnavi Gandhi, Department of Oncopathology, The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, India

    Assistant Professor, Department of Oncopathology

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Kar M, Deo SVS, Shukla NK, et al. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) – Clinicopathological study and treatment outcome of twenty-four cases. World J Surg Oncol. 2006;4:55. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-4-55 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-4-55

SJORANM article cover: Peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Vol. 15 No. 1, January 2025. Holographic symbolic illustration.

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2025-01-29

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2025)

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Rajkotia, S., Suthar, R., Palsapure, A., & Gandhi, J. (2025). Metastatic Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor: Imaging Findings in a Case Report. Swiss Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 15(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.59667/sjoranm.v15i1.12

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