Chronic kidney disease with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the ureter: a case report

Front Oncol. 2024 May 2:14:1368996. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1368996. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are a complex group of malignant tumors originating from nerve cells or benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors and are commonly found in major plexus/nerve root sites such as the limbs, head, and neck. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors originating in the ureter are extremely rare. Herein, we report the case of a 63-year-old patient with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the right ureter who underwent laparoscopic radical resection of the right kidney and ureter. The patient also had stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD). Therefore, chemotherapy and radiotherapy were not considered. No tumor recurrence was observed during the follow-up period.

Keywords: MPNSTs; NF1; case report; chemotherapy; chronic kidney disease; malignant tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This study was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Number: 82060462).