Primary Multiple Pulmonary Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor

Primary Multiple Pulmonary Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) arising directly from the lung are extremely rare but particularly aggressive neoplasms. Although thoracic PNET usually develops on the chest wall, there have been reports of primary Ewing sarcoma/PNET of the lung. We present the case of a 16-year-old male with PNET diagnosed following histologic and immunohistochemical examination of a videoassisted tho...

Primary intramedullary primitive neuroectodermal tumor

RATIONALE Primary spinal primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are highly malignant tumors, which are extremely rare entities and primary intramedullary PNETs are extremely rare. Till now, only 24 cases of primary intramedullary PNET have been reported. PATIENT CONCERNS A 26-year-old male presented with progressive low back and lower limb pain for 1 month. DIAGNOSES Based on MRI and hist...

Primary Pulmonary Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of Lung in a Child

Primary pulmonary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). A case report.

We describe a rare case of a primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) in the lung of a 17-year-old girl. Grossly, the tumor, located in the right lower lobe, was relatively well-circumscribed and whitish to yellowish in color with scattered hemorrhagic necrosis. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of ovoid to polygonal cells with a high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio and relatively scan...

Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Pelvis

The primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) belongs to a group of highly malignant tumors and is composed of small round cells of a neuroectodermal origin. Categorized in the same tumor family as Ewing sarcoma, the PNET is most likely to occur in bones and soft tissues. However, a small number of PNET cases arising in the pelvis have been reported as well. We present three cases of pelvic PNET: ...