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Peripheral nervous system cancer

MedGen UID:
155556
•Concept ID:
C0751428
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms, Malignant; Peripheral Nervous System Malignant Neoplasms
SNOMED CT: Peripheral nerve cancer (254986007); Cancer of peripheral nerve (254986007); Malignant tumor of peripheral nerve (254986007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021089

Definition

Malignant growth of cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)or Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), without specification as to location [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPeripheral nervous system cancer

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy-Diagnostic pitfalls and treatment approach.
Stino AM, Naddaf E, Dyck PJ, Dyck PJB
Muscle Nerve 2021 Feb;63(2):157-169. Epub 2020 Sep 11 doi: 10.1002/mus.27046. PMID: 32914902
The Diagnosis and Management of Neurofibromatosis Type 1.
Ly KI, Blakeley JO
Med Clin North Am 2019 Nov;103(6):1035-1054. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2019.07.004. PMID: 31582003
Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence-based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment.
Greenlee H, DuPont-Reyes MJ, Balneaves LG, Carlson LE, Cohen MR, Deng G, Johnson JA, Mumber M, Seely D, Zick SM, Boyce LM, Tripathy D
CA Cancer J Clin 2017 May 6;67(3):194-232. Epub 2017 Apr 24 doi: 10.3322/caac.21397. PMID: 28436999Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Microtubule and tubulin binding and regulation of microtubule dynamics by the antibody drug conjugate (ADC) payload, monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE): Mechanistic insights into MMAE ADC peripheral neuropathy.
Best RL, LaPointe NE, Azarenko O, Miller H, Genualdi C, Chih S, Shen BQ, Jordan MA, Wilson L, Feinstein SC, Stagg NJ
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2021 Jun 15;421:115534. Epub 2021 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115534. PMID: 33852878
Diagnostic Pathology of Tumors of Peripheral Nerve.
Belakhoua SM, Rodriguez FJ
Neurosurgery 2021 Feb 16;88(3):443-456. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab021. PMID: 33588442Free PMC Article
Vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy: A mini-review.
Li GZ, Hu YH, Li DY, Zhang Y, Guo HL, Li YM, Chen F, Xu J
Neurotoxicology 2020 Dec;81:161-171. Epub 2020 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2020.10.004. PMID: 33053366
Perineural Invasion and Perineural Tumor Spread in Head and Neck Cancer.
Bakst RL, Glastonbury CM, Parvathaneni U, Katabi N, Hu KS, Yom SS
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019 Apr 1;103(5):1109-1124. Epub 2018 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.12.009. PMID: 30562546
A contouring guide for head and neck cancers with perineural invasion.
Ko HC, Gupta V, Mourad WF, Hu KS, Harrison LB, Som PM, Bakst RL
Pract Radiat Oncol 2014 Nov-Dec;4(6):e247-58. Epub 2014 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2014.02.001. PMID: 25407876

Diagnosis

Neoplastic nerve lesions.
Patel DK, Gwathmey KG
Neurol Sci 2022 May;43(5):3019-3038. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-05951-x. PMID: 35195810
Peripheral Nervous System Involvement.
Thaisetthawatkul P, Dyck PJB
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2020 Dec;34(6):1091-1098. Epub 2020 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2020.07.004. PMID: 33099426
Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma.
Moon JK, Mattei P
Semin Pediatr Surg 2020 Jun;29(3):150926. Epub 2020 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2020.150926. PMID: 32571511
Plexus and peripheral nerve metastasis.
Gwathmey KG
Handb Clin Neurol 2018;149:257-279. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-811161-1.00017-7. PMID: 29307357
Morton's neuroma.
Adams WR 2nd
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2010 Oct;27(4):535-45. doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2010.06.004. PMID: 20934103

Therapy

Pro-Inflammatory Signalling PRRopels Cisplatin-Induced Toxicity.
Domingo IK, Latif A, Bhavsar AP
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Jun 29;23(13) doi: 10.3390/ijms23137227. PMID: 35806229Free PMC Article
Vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy: A mini-review.
Li GZ, Hu YH, Li DY, Zhang Y, Guo HL, Li YM, Chen F, Xu J
Neurotoxicology 2020 Dec;81:161-171. Epub 2020 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2020.10.004. PMID: 33053366
Prevention and Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Survivors of Adult Cancers: ASCO Guideline Update.
Loprinzi CL, Lacchetti C, Bleeker J, Cavaletti G, Chauhan C, Hertz DL, Kelley MR, Lavino A, Lustberg MB, Paice JA, Schneider BP, Lavoie Smith EM, Smith ML, Smith TJ, Wagner-Johnston N, Hershman DL
J Clin Oncol 2020 Oct 1;38(28):3325-3348. Epub 2020 Jul 14 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01399. PMID: 32663120
Effects of exercise during chemotherapy on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a multicenter, randomized controlled trial.
Kleckner IR, Kamen C, Gewandter JS, Mohile NA, Heckler CE, Culakova E, Fung C, Janelsins MC, Asare M, Lin PJ, Reddy PS, Giguere J, Berenberg J, Kesler SR, Mustian KM
Support Care Cancer 2018 Apr;26(4):1019-1028. Epub 2017 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-4013-0. PMID: 29243164Free PMC Article
Prevention and management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in survivors of adult cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline.
Hershman DL, Lacchetti C, Dworkin RH, Lavoie Smith EM, Bleeker J, Cavaletti G, Chauhan C, Gavin P, Lavino A, Lustberg MB, Paice J, Schneider B, Smith ML, Smith T, Terstriep S, Wagner-Johnston N, Bak K, Loprinzi CL; American Society of Clinical Oncology
J Clin Oncol 2014 Jun 20;32(18):1941-67. Epub 2014 Apr 14 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.54.0914. PMID: 24733808

Prognosis

Crosstalk between the peripheral nervous system and breast cancer influences tumor progression.
Hu J, Chen W, Shen L, Chen Z, Huang J
Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2022 Nov;1877(6):188828. Epub 2022 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2022.188828. PMID: 36283598
Neoplastic nerve lesions.
Patel DK, Gwathmey KG
Neurol Sci 2022 May;43(5):3019-3038. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-05951-x. PMID: 35195810
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Neurotoxicity.
Zhao Z, Zhang C, Zhou L, Dong P, Shi L
Curr Neuropharmacol 2021;19(8):1246-1263. doi: 10.2174/1570159X19666201230151224. PMID: 33380303Free PMC Article
Peripheral Nervous System Involvement.
Thaisetthawatkul P, Dyck PJB
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2020 Dec;34(6):1091-1098. Epub 2020 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2020.07.004. PMID: 33099426
Perineural Invasion and Perineural Tumor Spread in Head and Neck Cancer.
Bakst RL, Glastonbury CM, Parvathaneni U, Katabi N, Hu KS, Yom SS
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019 Apr 1;103(5):1109-1124. Epub 2018 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.12.009. PMID: 30562546

Clinical prediction guides

Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy and Diabetes: A Scoping Review.
Sempere-Bigorra M, Julián-Rochina I, Cauli O
Curr Oncol 2021 Aug 19;28(4):3124-3138. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040273. PMID: 34436039Free PMC Article
Chemotherapy and Radiation-Associated Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction.
Teng AE, Noor B, Ajijola OA, Yang EH
Curr Oncol Rep 2021 Jan 8;23(2):14. doi: 10.1007/s11912-020-01013-7. PMID: 33417078
Morphologic Diversity of Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
Ogawa T, Donizy P, Wu CL, Cornejo KM, Ryś J, Hoang MP
Am J Dermatopathol 2020 Sep;42(9):629-640. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001548. PMID: 32833736
Incidence, prevalence, and predictors of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Seretny M, Currie GL, Sena ES, Ramnarine S, Grant R, MacLeod MR, Colvin LA, Fallon M
Pain 2014 Dec;155(12):2461-2470. Epub 2014 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.09.020. PMID: 25261162
Perineural invasion in cancer: a review of the literature.
Liebig C, Ayala G, Wilks JA, Berger DH, Albo D
Cancer 2009 Aug 1;115(15):3379-91. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24396. PMID: 19484787

Recent systematic reviews

Yoga, mindfulness-based stress reduction and stress-related physiological measures: A meta-analysis.
Pascoe MC, Thompson DR, Ski CF
Psychoneuroendocrinology 2017 Dec;86:152-168. Epub 2017 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.08.008. PMID: 28963884
Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence-based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment.
Greenlee H, DuPont-Reyes MJ, Balneaves LG, Carlson LE, Cohen MR, Deng G, Johnson JA, Mumber M, Seely D, Zick SM, Boyce LM, Tripathy D
CA Cancer J Clin 2017 May 6;67(3):194-232. Epub 2017 Apr 24 doi: 10.3322/caac.21397. PMID: 28436999Free PMC Article
Hormone Therapy and Other Treatments for Symptoms of Menopause.
Hill DA, Crider M, Hill SR
Am Fam Physician 2016 Dec 1;94(11):884-889. PMID: 27929271
American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline.
Cohen EE, LaMonte SJ, Erb NL, Beckman KL, Sadeghi N, Hutcheson KA, Stubblefield MD, Abbott DM, Fisher PS, Stein KD, Lyman GH, Pratt-Chapman ML
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 May;66(3):203-39. Epub 2016 Mar 22 doi: 10.3322/caac.21343. PMID: 27002678
Incidence, prevalence, and predictors of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Seretny M, Currie GL, Sena ES, Ramnarine S, Grant R, MacLeod MR, Colvin LA, Fallon M
Pain 2014 Dec;155(12):2461-2470. Epub 2014 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.09.020. PMID: 25261162

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