Radiologic manifestation of the malignant peripheral nerve sheet tumor involving the brachial plexus

Abstract

A 63-year-old African American female with history of bilateral breast cancer status after lumpectomy and radiation therapy presented with right hand, wrist, and arm pain. She was found to have a right axillary mass and a large lesion in the right brachial plexus. A biopsy of the brachial plexus mass came back as a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. This case report illustrates the critical value of multiple imaging modalities in definitive diagnosis of this rare pathologic entity.

Keywords

• Malignant peripheral nerve sheet tumor
• Brachial plexus
• Radiology
• Imaging