Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is an extremely
rare
sarcoma of soft tissue. It is locally invasive, frequently
recurred and
metastasizes distantly, therefore has a very poor prognosis. the
most
involved sites are human body and extremities, and MPNST occurs
and
involved very rarely in the parapharynx of neck. MPNST does not
react to
radiotherapy and chemotherapy, therefore complete surgical
resection is
the most important treatment. Since immunohistochemical staining
is
essential for the final diagnosis, it is common to be confirmed
after
surgery. We report a case of giant MPNST without symptom in the
head and
neck involving the right parapharynx with multiple distant
metastases in
a 74-year-old patient on a review of the literature.
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