Publications by authors named "Sondes El Guesmi"

Introduction: The abdominal wall is an extremely rare location for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs). Besides presenting a rare location of MPNST, the peculiarity of our case lies in its association with Lynch syndrome, which is to our knowledge the first reported case of its kind.

Presentation Of Case: We present a case report of a 39-year-old male with a personal history of colonic cancer.

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Background: Exocrine pancreatic carcinoma (EPC) occurs in the majority of cases with early locoregional spread and distant metastasis at diagnosis, leading to dismal prognosis and limited treatment options. Traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy provide only modest benefit to patients with EPC. Identification of different molecular pathways, overexpressed in pancreatic cancer cells, has provided the opportunity to develop targeted therapies with a crucial therapeutic role in this cancer setting.

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