The purpose of the study was to evaluate changes in general self-efficacy, health related quality of life (HRQoL), and stress among patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NET) following a multidisciplinary educational intervention. Forty-one patients were enrolled in this exploratory pilot study. A total of 37 patients completed the full 26-week intervention based on the principles of self-effica...

To study the ultimate growth variables of children with asthma we analysed the military medical records of 54,041 boys and 38,102 girls at the age of 17 years. History of asthma was found in 2252 boys and 1158 girls, who were then categorised according to three grades of severity. Analysis of their growth was made separately for each sex and for each grade of severity of clinical disease. Boys ...

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Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are typically present as masses in children and adolescents, but rarely in adults. Diagnoses, management strategies, and prognostication factors are not well established in adult cases of PNETs. We describe the case of a central nervous system PNET diagnosed in a 55-year-old woman presenting with a sudden onset of symptoms consisting of increased intracr...

Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is usually an aggressive, rapidly progressing and metastasizing tumor. Occurrence of this type of tumor in the kidney is considered as unusual and few cases have been reported so far. We present a metastatic PNET arising probably from the kidney in a 17-year-old female patient with local invasion and metastasis to the stomach. PNET should be considered as ...

Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is an uncommon melanin-containing mesenchymal tumor of neural crest origin. What make this tumor unique and interesting is its characteristic predilection for anterior maxilla (premaxilla) and the presence of pigment melanin which gives the tumor distinct clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and imaging features. Although fi...

Primary intraspinal primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a type of round cell malignant which reported only above 100 in literature. We report case Dorsal Spine Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (P.N.E.T) Presenting with Features Pott’s Spine, & discuss its pathological features, radiology, and treatment options.

Abstract Melanotic neuroectodermal tumors of infancy are rare pigmented locally aggressive that usually occur within 1 year life. Head and neck areas frequently involved with maxilla being the most common site. Expansile growth high recurrence rate characteristics this cancer. Though rare, radiologists clinicians must be aware should consider entity when diagnosing pediatric head masses. Comput...