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CASE 31: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Located in the Hip Region
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A patient who presented to a different center with swelling in the hip area underwent an unplanned excision surgery without a biopsy, and the pathology result showed a surgically marginal positive soft tissue sarcoma.Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath TumorUpon arrival, scans revealed no metastases. Following chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the tumor, along with the sciatic nerve to which it was attached, was removed with clean margins using a wide resection.
Preoperative: MRI shows an irregular, heterogeneous soft tissue mass with circumscribing edema located in the right gluteal region.
Surgical Scene: The clinical image shows the tumor removed along with its old incision line.
Surgical Procedure: The image shows the proximal and distal sections of the sciatic nerve being cut and the resulting cavity after tumor removal.
