Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of lung: A case report

Primary Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Breast: a Case Report

Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) are rare malignant tumors, affecting mostly children and adolescents. Only three cases of primary breast PNETs have been reported in the medical literature, with none in Korea. We present a case of a primary PNET of the breast in a 33-year-old woman, with imaging and immunohistopathology findings.

Primitive neuroectodermal tumor originating from the lung: A case report.

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are small, round cell tumors that may be classified as peripheral or central, based on their site of origin. PNETs often arise in the soft tissue or bone of young adults. Although not common, PNETs have been described in other organs, including the gonads, kidneys, myocardium and pancreas, but rarely in the lungs without chest wall or pleural involvement...

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...

[Pancreatic primitive neuroectodermal tumor: case report].

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are small round cell malignant tumors classified as part of the Ewing’s sarcoma family of neoplasms, which represents approximately 1% of all sarcomas1. Predominantly occurring in soft tissues along the extremities, they have also been reported in a variety of organs such as kidney, urinary bladder, testis, ovary, uterus, heart and lung2, 3. Pancreatic P...

Primary Pulmonary Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of Lung in a Child