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...

OBJECTIVE To report a hypertensive and systematically pigmented female with primitive neuroectodermal tumors. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A female patient presented with a complaint of right flank pain. She had a right renal space-occupying lesion, underwent right radical nephrectomy, and returned to normotensive postoperatively. The pathological examination identified typical prim...

UNLABELLED 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 ...

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the chest wall is a rare malignant tumor usually occurring in children. The tumor shares a similar histology, immunohistology and cytogenetics to Ewing's sarcoma. The location of the tumor in the chest wall poses a major challenge with respect to the diagnostic workup and treatment which involves multidisciplinary management. Neoadjuvant chemotherap...