Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: Second or secondary malignancy after Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment in childhood

Abstract

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a very rare soft tissue tumour with poor prognosis. The article describes the case of a patient cured from Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) by means of chemotherapy and radiotherapy who developed the mediastinal tumour histopathologically corresponding to MPNST 10 years after completion of the therapy.