Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: A rare cause of a progressive brachial plexopathy.

Mathys, Jan; Vajtai, Istvan; Vögelin, Esther; Zimmermann, Dieter R; Ozdoba, Christoph; Hewer, Ekkehard (2014). Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: A rare cause of a progressive brachial plexopathy. Muscle & nerve, 49(6), pp. 922-927. John Wiley & Sons 10.1002/mus.24165

Text mus24165.pdf - Published Version Restricted to registered users only Available under License Publisher holds Copyright. Download (656kB) | Request a copy

Introduction: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is an uncommon, embryonic-type neoplasm, typically presenting as an abdominal mass in young men. A single case of DSRCT arising in the peripheral nervous system has been reported. Methods: The clinical course, imaging, electrophysiological, intraoperative, histopathological, molecular findings, and postoperative follow-up are reported. Results: A 43-year-old man presented with slowly progressive right brachial plexopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an enlarged medial cord with heterogeneous contrast enhancement. Histology showed a "small round cell" neoplasm with a polyphenotypic immunoprofile, including epithelial and mesenchymal markers. A pathognomonic fusion of Ewing sarcoma breakpoint region 1 and Wilms tumor 1 genes (EWSR1/WT1) was present. Treatment involved gross total excision and local radiotherapy. Conclusion: Our findings confirm the occurrence of DSRCT as a primary peripheral nerve tumor. Despite its usually very aggressive clinical course, prolonged recurrence-free survival may be reached. Histomorphology and immunoprofile of DSRCT may lead to misdiagnosis as small cell carcinoma. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Interest & Impact

Downloads

2 since deposited on 14 Oct 2014
0 in the past 12 months

Citations

5 Citations in Web of Science ®
6 Citations in Scopus

Search

in Google Scholar™

Services

Actions (login required)

Edit item

Actions (login required)

Edit item