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    <language>eng</language>
    <publisher>Science and Education Publishing</publisher>
    <journalTitle>American Journal of Medical Case Reports</journalTitle>
    <publicationDate>2014-10-20</publicationDate>
    <volume>2</volume>
    <issue>10</issue>
    <startPage>222</startPage>
    <endPage>224</endPage>
    <doi>10.12691/ajmcr-2-10-6</doi>
    <publisherRecordId>AJMCR20142106</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of Buccal Mucosa: An Oncological Surprise</title>
    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>Ram Abhinav Kannan</name>
        <email>dr.ramabhinav@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Kirthi Koushik</name>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Usha Muniyappa</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Ritika Harjani</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Arvind Murthy</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
    </authors>
    <affiliationsList>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of Radiation Oncology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="2">Department of Pathology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India</affiliationName>
    </affiliationsList>
    <abstract language="eng">Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are aggressive sarcomas with poor prognosis. It is usually encountered in lower extremities. Only a few cases have been reported in head and neck region with buccal mucosa being an unusual site.</abstract>
    <fullTextUrl format="pdf">http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/2/10/6/ajmcr-2-10-6.pdf</fullTextUrl>
    <keywords language="eng">
      <keyword>malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor</keyword>
      <keyword>radiation</keyword>
      <keyword>surgery</keyword>
    </keywords>
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