Enrico Martin

248 Chapter 10 Conclusion Practice variation exists both within as well as between surgical subspecialties treating MPNSTs. Neuropathic pain, motor deficits, and sensory deficits are common to cause postoperative morbidity in MPNST patients. Consensus has yet to be reached on the preservation and reconstruction of function in MPNST. Surgical oncologists and neurosurgeons see the most patients, but these subspecialties are least likely to consider functional reconstructions in MPNST patients even though relative contraindications are similar between subspecialties. Surgeons agree that functional reconstructions may be considered in local MPNSTs with a life expectancy of more than three years.