A Rare Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Maxilla Mimicking a Periapical Lesion

• Main Authors: José Alcides Arruda (Author), Pamella Álvares (Author), Luciano Silva (Author), Alexandrino Pereira dos Santos Neto (Author), Cleomar Donizeth Rodrigues (Author), Antônio Caubi (Author), Marcia Silveira (Author), Sandra Sayão (Author), Ana Paula Sobral (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a malignant neoplasm that is rarely found in the oral cavity. About 50% of this tumor occurs in patients with neurofibromatosis type I and comprises approximately 10% of all soft tissue sarcomas of head and neck region. Intraosseous malignant peripheral ner...