An adrenal composite tumor of pheochromocytoma and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (PNST) is described in a 39-year-old woman in whom PNST component appeared to have undergone further malignant degeneration, resulting in a highly anaplastic sarcoma with rapidly progressive clinical course.

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