Primitive neuroectodermal tumors: Two genitourinary afflictions with varied presentations

Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a rare disease with high malignant potential. It usually affects the skeletal system. Primary extraskeletal involvement of PNET is uncommon with few reported cases. PNET of the genitourinary system requires a very high index of suspicion for the diagnosis si...

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Autores principales: Mehta, Sony Bhaskar, Krishnamoorthy, Hariharan, Pillai, Biju S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30034136
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/iju.IJU_367_17
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description Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a rare disease with high malignant potential. It usually affects the skeletal system. Primary extraskeletal involvement of PNET is uncommon with few reported cases. PNET of the genitourinary system requires a very high index of suspicion for the diagnosis since the presentation of these tumors can be varied. We report two cases of PNET with varied presentations, affecting the genitourinary system.
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spelling pubmed-60344172018-07-20 Primitive neuroectodermal tumors: Two genitourinary afflictions with varied presentations Mehta, Sony Bhaskar Krishnamoorthy, Hariharan Pillai, Biju S. Indian J Urol Case Report Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a rare disease with high malignant potential. It usually affects the skeletal system. Primary extraskeletal involvement of PNET is uncommon with few reported cases. PNET of the genitourinary system requires a very high index of suspicion for the diagnosis since the presentation of these tumors can be varied. We report two cases of PNET with varied presentations, affecting the genitourinary system. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6034417/ /pubmed/30034136 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/iju.IJU_367_17 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Indian Journal of Urology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title_full Primitive neuroectodermal tumors: Two genitourinary afflictions with varied presentations
title_fullStr Primitive neuroectodermal tumors: Two genitourinary afflictions with varied presentations
title_full_unstemmed Primitive neuroectodermal tumors: Two genitourinary afflictions with varied presentations
title_short Primitive neuroectodermal tumors: Two genitourinary afflictions with varied presentations
title_sort primitive neuroectodermal tumors: two genitourinary afflictions with varied presentations
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30034136
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/iju.IJU_367_17
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