Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors of the Bilateral Adrenal Glands: Are They Metachronous Primary Tumors: A Case Report.
10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2009.43.5.471
- Author:
Jae Hong PARK
1
;
Seung Yeon HA
;
Hyun Yee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea. syha@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
MPNST;
Adrenal gland
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Ganglioneuroma;
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms;
Neurofibromatoses;
Pheochromocytoma
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2009;43(5):471-474
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) have rarely been reported to occur in the adrenal gland and all of the reported cases were associated with neurofibromatosis, pheochromocytoma or ganglioneuroma. We present here a case of MPNST in the bilateral adrenal glands without any history of neurofibromatosis or combined tumor. Histologic examination showed the tumor cells had a spindle to ovoid shape, they were arranged in sweeping fascicles and there were frequent mitotic figures. The immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of the tumor are also presented. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in the English medical literature about MPNSTs in the bilateral adrenal glands without any history of neurofibromatosis or combined tumor.
