Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST)


- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute — Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
- Radiotherapy Department, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute — Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour; MPNST; Recklinghausen syndrome; NF1, sarcoma


Title
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST)
Journal
Issue
Article type
Review paper
Pages
364-376
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DOI
10.5603/OCP.2018.0050
Bibliographic record
Oncol Clin Pract 2018;14(6):364-376.
Keywords
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour
MPNST
Recklinghausen syndrome
NF1
sarcoma
Authors
Anna M. Czarnecka
Paweł Sobczuk
Marcin Zdzienicki
Mateusz Spałek
Piotr Rutkowski


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