Soft tissue tumours- Peripheral nerves Flashcards
Neurilemoma- Schwanoma Neuroma MPNST Neurofibroma Neuroblastoma
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What is a Neurilemoma?
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A Benign Encapsulated Tumour composed of Schwann cells
- tumour is well encapsulated on Surface of Peripheral nerve
- AKA Schwannoma
- Peak incidence 30/ 60 years
- M=F
- often Flexor surfaces of head/neck
- larger lesion maybe in Pelvis
- can effect motor & sensory nerves
- Genetics
- often assoc w mutations affecting NF2 gene
- Malignant change rare
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What is the presentatino of a pt with Neurilemoma?
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- Usually asymptomatic
- may have Parathesia in the distribution of the peripheral n
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- Tinels sign positive w the nerve affected
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What is seen on imaging of Neurilemoma?
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- MRI
- low intensity = dark on T1
- high intensity = bright on T2
- diffuse enhancement w gadolinium
- may show Shoe string sign
- difficult to differentiate from neurofibroma
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What is seen on histology of Neurilemoma?
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- Macro= Nerve encapsulated in nerve sheath
- Micro
- Antoni A structure= spindel cell battle formation
- Antoni B- areas w less cellularity w loosely arranged cells
- Verocay Bodies
- pathognomonic
- 2 rows of aligned nuclei in a palisading formation
- strongly stains for S100 antibody
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What is the tx of neurliemoma?
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Non operative
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Observation
- asymptomatic lesions
Surgery
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Marginal excision
- symptoms affecting quality of life
- nerve function may be preserved by careful dissection, excising the lesion parallel to nerve fascicles so the lesion may be extruded
- small risk of sensory deficit
- reoccurance is rare
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Describe and name some common neuromas?
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- a growth /tumour of nerve cells
- Often Benign
- Morton’s neuroma
- interdigital neuroma
- recurrent neuroma
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What is Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour?
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- Arises from peripheral nerve or neurofibroma
- aka neurofibrosarcoma, malignant schwannoma
- 30-55 yrs solitary neurofibromas
- 20-40 yrs for neurofibromatosis type 1 ( NF-1)
- Genetics
- most associated with NF-1 : 4% incidence
- Prognosis
- survival solitary lesion 75% ( 5yr survival)
- Survival assoc with NF-1 is 30% ( 5 yr survival)
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What is the presentation of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour?
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- Soft tissue mass
- most arise form large nerves ( sciatic. brachial plexus)
- Motor and sensory deficit of affected nerves
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imaging like for malignant perpherial nerve sheath tumours
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- radiography
- normal or non specific soft tissue mass
- MRI
- low intensity on T1 weight images
- high intensity on T2 weight images
- serial MRI- enlargement of previous benign nerve sheath lesions suggesting malignant transformation
- Bone Scan
- Mildly positive
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Describe the histology in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours?
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- Spindle cells with wavy nuclei resembling fibrosarcoma
- immunostaining
- positive S100
- Keratin staining is negative
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What is the tx for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour?
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- Operative
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Wide surgical resection and radiation
- most pts
- tx as high grade sarcoma
- wide resection should include entire affected nerve
- neoadjuvant radiation
- chemotherapy not useful
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Wide surgical resection and radiation
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What is a neurofibroma?
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- Benign nerve sheath tumours with multiple cell types
- fibroblasts ( predominant cells)- Neurofibromas
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Nonmyelinating Schwann cells= Schwannomas
- cell of origin, arises from cell with bialletic inactivation of NF1 tumour-suppressor gene of protein neurofibrin
- loss of expression of protein neurofibromin
- neurofibromin negatively regulates RAS- mediated pathway
- loss of neurofibromin -> increase Ras activity
- effects ras- dependent MAPK activity which is essential for osteoclast function & survival
- Rapid Hyperplasia of nonmyelinating Schwann cells into Neurofibromas after NF1 inactivation
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What the is location and age group of sporadic Neurofibromas?
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- peripheral PNS tumours of the extremities
- Age group 20-40 yrs
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What is the location and age group of neurofibromatosis NF1?
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- Tendency to be found near spinal cord/brain and uncommon locations ( parotid glands, tongue)
- Inheritance AD 17q11.2
- Age
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Decribe the subtypes of neurofibromas?
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Dermal
- arise from single peripheral nerve= centrally entering and exiting nerve
- Fusiform swelling of nerve
- they lack a capsule and cannot be separated from normal nerve fibres
- 90% sporadic. 10% arise from NF1
- onset At puberty
- Don’t become malignant
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Plexiform
- arise from multiple nerve bundles
- ‘bag of worms’ ( tortuous enlargment of nerves)
- Pathognomic of NF-1
- Onset early childhood
- 10% -> malignant= Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour, 10-25 % lifetime risk, assoc with loss of expression of CDKN2A or TP53 genes in non myelinating Schwann cells
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Describe the subtypes of Schwann cells?
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Myelinating
- covers large diameter PNS axons with myelin
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Nonmyelinating
- covers small diameter PNS axons with cytoplastic processes
- responsible for Neurofibromatosis
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Describe the presentation of Neurofibromas?
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- Asymptomatic
- stinging, itching, pain , disfiguration
O/E
- reduced sensation
- Cutaneous lesions
- can button hole thru skin defect using finger pressure
- Signs of NF 2 0f 7 criteria
- 2 or more neurofibromas, or 1 plexiform neurofibromas
- axillary or groin freckling ( crowe’s sign)
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6 or more California cafe au lait spots- seepic
- 5mm in prepubertal
- >15mm in post pubertal
- Spheniod wing dysplasia or thinning of long bone cortex
- 2 or ore Lisch nodules ( iris hamartomas)
- optic glioma
- 1st degree relative with NF-1
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What is seen of neurofibromas on imaging?
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MRI
- differentiate Schwannoma from neurofibroma
- shcwannoma are ECCENTRIC around nerves
- Solitary neurofibroma are found CENTRAL to the nerve fibres
- Target sign- loss of high signal intensity peripherally and low signal centrally
- differentiate Schwannoma from neurofibroma
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What is seen on histology of neurofibromas?
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- Predominant fibroblasts
- elonagted nuclei
- mixed schwann cells, mast cells , lymphocytes
- Stroma- rich wire like collagen fibre network
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What is the tx of neurofibromas?
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Non operative
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Observe
- if asymptomatic
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Observe
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Operative
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Surgical Excision
- if symptomatic
- may require Nerve Grafting
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Surgical Excision
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What is a neuroblastoma?
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- Malignant tumour which develops from sympathetic neural tissue ( neoplastic trasnformation of neural- crest cells)
- Most common solid tumour of childhood
- most arise in adrenal gland or near the spinal cord
- occurs in 1, 100,00 children
- > Males
- majority occur
- Mets to bone common - poor prognostic sign
- prognosis= most children cured
- in v young spontaneous regression of tumour known to occur
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What is the presentation of a neuroblastoma?
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- Fever, Malaise, weight loss, diarhoea
- Abdominal mass
- Adrenal mass-> tachycardia
O/E
- abdo mass/ hepatosplenomegaly
- biopsy - opne vs needle to make dx
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What is seen on imaging of neuroblastoma?
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Xray
- Bony lesions in case of mets
- Permative & lytic lesions
- anywhere in skeleton
CT
- Chest/abdo/pelvis-extent of disease
MRI
- delinate anatomical structures
Bone scan
- extent of mets
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What is seen on histology of neuroblastoma?
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- Small round blue cells-> rosette pattern
- other dx of small round blue cells
- Ewing’s sarcoma
- Rhabomyosarcoma
- Non hogkins lymphoma
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- other dx of small round blue cells
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What is the tx of neuroblastoma?
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Non operative
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Observation
- V young infants w low risk tumours
- a number can spontaneously regress
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Chemotherapy and Stem cell transplant
- Children w high grade/ mets disease not amenable to surgery
- Cisplatin, ifosfamide then stem cell transplant
Operative
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Surgical excision
- Local wide surgical excision
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Chemo, Stem cell transplant, & surgical resection
- high grade tumours near important NV structures that cannot be escised with wide margins
