Rare Primary Pulmonary Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) arising from the lung without thoracic wall involvement are extremely rare and particularly aggressive neoplasms. Herein, we present the case of a 41-year-old woman with pulmonary PNET diagnosed following histopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular...

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Autores principales: Wang, Ning, Dong, Shuang-Shuang, Wu, Chun-Lin, Wang, Ying, Meng, Lian, Ren, Yan, Cui, Xiao-Bin, Li, Man, Qi, Yan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7802914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33447055
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S283967
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Sumario:Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) arising from the lung without thoracic wall involvement are extremely rare and particularly aggressive neoplasms. Herein, we present the case of a 41-year-old woman with pulmonary PNET diagnosed following histopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular pathological examination of a surgical biopsy specimen. The case report is accompanied by a literature review of primary pulmonary PNETs.

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