Yu Liu,Weigang Zhao,Yusheng Shu. Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the posterior mediastinum: a case report. Oncol Transl Med, 2014, 13: 441-443.
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the posterior mediastinum: a case report
Received:July 04, 2014  Revised:July 26, 2014
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KeyWord:peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (pPNET); neurogenic mediastinal tumor; posterior mediastinum tumor; immunohistochemistry
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Yu Liu Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Medicine College of Yangzhou University 294393700@qq.com 
Weigang Zhao Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Subei People’s Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, China  
Yusheng Shu Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Subei People’s Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, China shuyusheng65@163.com 
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Abstract:
      Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (pPNET) is an extremely rare disease entity of malignant tumors belonging to the Ewing sarcoma family that usually occurs in children and adolescents. We describe a 41-year-old female who presented with right upper abdominal pain. Surgical resection and biopsy revealed small round-cell tumor. Combined with immunohistochemical analysis, pPNET was diagnosed. No evidence of recurrence was noted at 18 months postoperatively. Even thought pPNET is a highly malignant tumor, Wide tumor-free resection and multi-agent chemotherapy can also obtain good clinical outcomes.
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