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Xiao Y, Zhi Y, Cao G, Ma H, Gao J, Li F. Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the uterine cervix: a case report and review of the literature. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2024; 150:267. [PMID: 38769118 PMCID: PMC11106175 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-024-05698-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is an aggressive cancer of bone and soft tissue, most of which tend to occur in the bone. Extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma (EES) of the cervix is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION In the present work, we reported a 39-year-old cervical EES patient with a 2.5*2.1*1.8 cm tumor mass. According to previous literatures, our case is the smallest tumor found in primary cervical ES ever. The patient initially came to our hospital due to vaginal bleeding, and then the gynecological examination found a neoplasm between the cervical canal and partially in the external cervical orifice. The diagnosis of EES was confirmed below: Hematoxylin & Eosin staining (H&E) revealed small round blue malignant cells in biopsy specimens. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) showed the positive staining for CD99, NKX2.2, and FLI1. Disruption of EWSR1 gene was found by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and the EWSR1-FLI1 gene fusion was determined by next-generation sequencing (NGS). The patient received laparoscopic wide hysterectomy, bilateral adnexectomy, pelvic lymphadenectomy, and postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and remained disease free with regular follow-up for 1 year. CONCLUSIONS Through a systematic review of previously reported cervical ES and this case, we highlighted the importance of FISH and NGS for the accuracy of ESS diagnosis, which could assist on the optimal treatment strategy. However, due to the rarity of the disease, there is no standard treatment schemes. Investigation on molecular pathological diagnosis and standardization of treatment regimens for cervical ES are critical to patients' prognosis.
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- Yuhang Xiao
- Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
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Le Guévelou J, Selleret L, Laas E, Lecuru F, Kissel M. Cervical Cancer Associated with Pregnancy: Current Challenges and Future Strategies. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1341. [PMID: 38611019 PMCID: PMC11011172 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16071341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Cancer during pregnancy is defined as a tumor diagnosed in a pregnant woman or up to 1-year post-partum. While being a rare disease, cervical cancer is probably one of the most challenging medical conditions, with the dual stake of treating the cancer without compromising its chances for cure, while preserving the pregnancy and the health of the fetus and child. To date, guidelines for gynecological cancers are provided through international consensus meetings with expert panels, giving insights on both diagnosis, treatment, and obstetrical care. However, these expert guidelines do not discuss the various approaches than can be found within the literature, such as alternative staging modalities or innovative surgical approaches. Also, the obstetrical care of women diagnosed with cervical cancer during pregnancy requires specific considerations that are not provided within our current standard of care. This systematic review aims to fill the gap on current issues with regards to the management of cervical cancer during pregnancy and provide future directions within this evolving landscape.
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- Jennifer Le Guévelou
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Eugène Marquis, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Tenon University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Sorbonne University, 75005 Paris, France
- Cancer Associé à La Grossesse (CALG), French CALG Network, 75005 Paris, France
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- Breast, Gynecology and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Institut Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Breast, Gynecology and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Institut Curie, 75005 Paris, France
- Université de Paris, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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Wei D, Jianguo Z, Xiao L, Pengpeng Q. Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix confirmed with molecular analysis in a pregnant woman: A case report and literature review. Front Genet 2022; 13:871531. [PMID: 36035131 PMCID: PMC9399424 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.871531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) in the female tract is rare. Recently, a case of cervical PNET was diagnosed in our hospital. A 29-year-old pregnant woman presented with a cystic-solid cervical mass at the 7th week of gestation. The mass grew rapidly during follow-up and ruptured at the 22nd week. A biopsy was performed on the mass. Pathological examination revealed a malignant neoplasm composed of small cells which exhibited positive immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for CD99, SYN, and FLI1. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) displayed the presence of EWS-FLI1 fusion gene resulting from the chromosomal translocation t (11;22, q24;q12), which confirmed the diagnosis of cervical PNET. The reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results showed type 2 EWS-FLI1 fusion occurred in this tumor, suggesting a poor prognosis. The patient underwent surgical resection and was given adjuvant chemotherapy followed by pelvic radiotherapy. PNET arising from the genital tract, especially in the uterine cervix, is very rare and presents a diagnostic challenge. FISH and RT-PCR analysis are helpful for the diagnosis of such a tumor at an unusual site, as in the present case.
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- Ding Wei
- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin, China
- Clinical School of Obstetrics and Gynecology Center, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Qu Pengpeng,
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Cheng Y, Bai Q, Wu B, Chang B, Bi R, Yang W, Wang J, Tu X. Clinicopathologic and Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis of 8 Cases With Uterine Cervical Ewing Sarcoma: Case Series With Literature Review. Am J Surg Pathol 2021; 45:523-530. [PMID: 33538423 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a highly malignant tumor that rarely occurs in the uterine cervix. Herein, we report 8 cases with ES arising primarily in the uterine cervix by focusing on clinicopathologic and molecular cytogenetic features and differential diagnoses. Eight cases of cervical ES were diagnosed between February, 2012, and September, 2018. The age of patients ranged from 13 to 47 years. Abnormal vaginal bleeding and lower abdominal pain were the most common symptoms. Histologically, the tumor was composed of uniform, round, and oval cells with a narrow rim of eosinophilic cytoplasm. Fibrous septa were observed between tumor cell nests. The tumors showed brisk mitotic activity and areas of coagulative necrosis. According to immunohistochemical studies, 50% (4/8) of the cases were positive for cytokeratin (AE1/AE3), and 87.5% (7/8) were positive for synaptophysin, which resulted in a diagnostic confusion with small cell carcinoma, primarily when dealing with small cervical biopsies. Molecular testing demonstrated the rearrangement of the EWSR1 gene in all of the 8 cases, which confirmed the diagnosis of ES. Although rare, ES should be considered as indicators of cervical small round cell neoplasms. Molecular analysis may greatly contribute to the final diagnosis of ES occurring in this unusual location.
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- Yufan Cheng
- Departments of Pathology.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Pathology.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Radiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Pathology.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Pathology.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Pathology.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Pathology.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Pathology.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Gupta V, Raju KVVN, Sridhar D, Ahmed SM, Fonseca D. Primary Ewing's Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumour of the Cervix: a Rare Tumour. Indian J Surg Oncol 2020; 11:162-165. [PMID: 32205989 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-019-00965-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Vikas Gupta
- 1Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- 1Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- 1Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- 1Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad, India
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Zhang Y, Nong W, Ren Y, Jiang J, Zhang H, Meng L, Li Q, Zhang Q, Wang X, Wang Y, Liu C, Li F. Ewing's sarcoma of the cervix: A case report and review of literature. Histol Histopathol 2019; 35:475-480. [PMID: 31688946 DOI: 10.14670/hh-18-181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is a small cell malignant tumor that occurs in the bone of children or adolescents. ES can also occur in extraskeletal organs, such as the pancreas, thyroid, liver, proximal phalanx, and, rarely, cervix. Only 15 published case reports have discussed ES arising in the cervix. We report a 76-year-old woman who had groin mass. ES was diagnosed in accordance with morphological and immunohistochemical maps. Fluorescence in situ hybridization and RT-PCR (reverse transcription PCR) revealed ESWR1 gene rearrangement and fusion gene formation (EWS-FLI-1), both of which confirmed the diagnosis of ES. Although the patient underwent surgical resection, the patient died without chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This case is the first one to involve a patient aged over 70 years and the fifth one to show metastasis occurrence.
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- Yangyang Zhang
- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.
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- Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine and The Key Laboratories for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.,Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital and Medical Reaearch Center, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Kyriazoglou A, Tsironis G, Liontos M, Papakosta A, Mahaira L, Thomakos N, Morphopoulos G, Papaspyrou I, Bamias A. Ewing's sarcoma of the cervix: A case report of an unusual diagnosis in pregnancy treated with surgery, adjuvant VIDE and radiotherapy. Oncol Lett 2019; 17:5529-5535. [PMID: 31186774 PMCID: PMC6507342 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ewing's sarcoma of the cervix is a rare entity and presents with considerable challenges in diagnosis and therapy. Herein, we report a case of a cervical Ewing's sarcoma presenting with FIGO stage Ib, diagnosed during the first trimester of the patient's pregnancy. Imaging with CT scans, MRI of her abdomen and PET-CT verified the locoregional extension of the tumor. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and molecular analysis. Fluorescence in situ hybridization and RT-PCR detected the pathognomonic EWS/FLI fusion gene. Favorable prognostic factors regarding the stage, clinocopathological and molecular characteristics of the tumor are also described. Due to the rarity of the disease, at present, there is no universal consensus on the optimal therapeutic approach. The literature has been reviewed and the therapeutic schemes and available clinical data have been discussed. The patient presented in this case report was treated aggressively with tri-modality therapy and underwent radical hysterectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy with Vincristine-Ifosfamide-Doxorubicin-Etoposide and radiotherapy. The patient remains free of this disease 42 months following the diagnosis of her tumor.
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Genetics, Agios Savvas Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Genetics, Agios Savvas Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Alexandra Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece
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De Nola R, Di Naro E, Schonauer LM, Lucarelli G, Battaglia M, Fiore MG, Mastrolia SA, Loverro G. Clinical management of a unique case of PNET of the uterus during pregnancy, and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e9505. [PMID: 29480840 PMCID: PMC5943895 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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RATIONALE PNETs (primitive neuroectodermal tumors) are a family of highly malignant neoplasms characterized by small round cells of neuroepithelial origin. They usually involve bone and soft tissues, and have a higher incidence in childhood. PATIENT CONCERNS In this case report, we describe the obstetric and oncological outcome of a huge mass diagnosed as a leiomyoma in a 39-year-old pregnant woman who complained of low back pain, dysuria, and urinary frequency at 22 weeks of gestation. DIAGNOSES During the 25th week of pregnancy, the patient was referred to our hospital at night with severe anemia and suspected hemoperitoneum. She underwent an emergency caesarean section, delivering a female fetus weighing 400 g, with an Apgar score of 7 at 1 minute and 9 at 5 minutes. INTERVENTION During surgery, we found a huge uterine sarcoma-like metastatic tumor, invading the pelvic peritoneum and parametria bilaterally; the adnexae seemed disease-free. We performed a type B radical hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic peritonectomy, omentectomy, appendectomy, and excision of a bulky lymph node. Seven days after delivery, staging computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a large lombo-aortic lymph node compressing the left renal vein and we completed debulking with a second surgery, including diaphragmatic peritonectomy and excision of a huge lymph node by lombo-aortic lymphadenectomy, requiring partial reconstruction of an infiltrated renal vein. OUTCOME Ten days after the second surgery, echo-color Doppler showed a regular microcirculation in the left kidney. The patient was discharged after 10 days, and the baby after 1 month, both in good health.Histological examination revealed a uterine body cPNET (central primitive neuroectodermal tumor) orienting the clinical management toward chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide. LESSONS PNETs are aggressive neoplasms, usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. Due to their low incidence, universally accepted guidelines are still unavailable. Radical surgery leaving no macroscopic residual disease is mandatory in advanced stages. A good fertility-sparing procedure can be performed only in young women at early stages of disease, when the wish for childbearing is not yet fulfilled.
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- Rosalba De Nola
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Gynaecologic and Obstetrics Clinic
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Gynaecologic and Obstetrics Clinic
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Gynaecologic and Obstetrics Clinic
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Urology and Kidney Transplantation Unit
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Urology and Kidney Transplantation Unit
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Gynaecologic and Obstetrics Clinic
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Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors of the Female Genital Tract: A Morphologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Study of 19 Cases. Am J Surg Pathol 2017; 41:761-772. [PMID: 28296680 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the female genital tract is rare, and its proper classification remains unclear. The clinical, histologic, and immunophenotypic features as well as EWSR1 rearrangement status of 19 gynecologic PNETs, including 10 ovarian, 8 uterine, and 1 vulvar tumors, are herein reported. Patient age ranged from 12 to 68 years, with a median age of 20 and 51 years among those with ovarian and uterine PNETs, respectively. Morphologic features of central nervous system (CNS) tumors were seen in 15 PNETs, including 9 medulloblastomas, 3 ependymomas, 2 medulloepitheliomas, and 1 glioblastoma, consistent with central PNET. The remaining 4 PNETs were composed entirely of undifferentiated small round blue cells and were classified as Ewing sarcoma/peripheral PNET. Eight PNETs were associated with another tumor type, including 5 ovarian mature cystic teratomas, 2 endometrial low-grade endometrioid carcinomas, and a uterine carcinosarcoma. By immunohistochemistry, 17 PNETs expressed at least 1 marker of neuronal differentiation, including synaptophysin, NSE, CD56, S100, and chromogranin in 10, 8, 14, 8, and 1 tumors, respectively. GFAP was positive in 4 PNETs, all of which were of central type. Membranous CD99 and nuclear Fli-1 staining was seen in 10 and 16 tumors, respectively, and concurrent expression of both markers was seen in both central and Ewing sarcoma/peripheral PNETs. All tumors expressed vimentin, whereas keratin cocktail (CAM5.2, AE1/AE3) staining was only focally present in 4 PNETs. Fluorescence in situ hybridization was successful in all cases and confirmed EWSR1 rearrangement in 2 of 4 tumors demonstrating morphologic features of Ewing sarcoma/peripheral PNET and concurrent CD99 and Fli-1 expression. In conclusion, central and Ewing sarcoma/peripheral PNETs may be encountered in the female genital tract with central PNETs being more common. Central PNETs show a spectrum of morphologic features that overlaps with CNS tumors but lack EWSR1 rearrangements. GFAP expression supports a morphologic impression of central PNET and is absent in Ewing sarcoma/peripheral PNET. Ewing sarcoma/peripheral PNETs lack morphologic features of CNS tumors.
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Wang X, Gao Y, Xu Y, Liu Y, Qu P. Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix: A report of two cases and review of the literature. Mol Clin Oncol 2017; 6:697-700. [PMID: 28515922 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2017.1193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the cervix uteri is extremely rare. Two cases of PNET of the cervix are presented herein. Two female patients, aged 48 and 43 years, presented with irregular uterine bleeding over the course of 1 year, and increased urinary frequency for 1 month, respectively. On gynecological examination, a mass in the cervix was palpated and a biopsy performed. The findings of the initial biopsy revealed small-cell carcinoma in both patients. Following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy, radical hysterectomy was performed in both patients. One patient received 5 courses of consolidation chemotherapy and postoperative radiotherapy, whereas the other patient received 1 course of consolidation chemotherapy. At the time of the article submission, both patients remained disease-free at 27 and 12 months, respectively, after their initial diagnosis. Only a limited number of cases of PNET of the cervix uteri have been reported in the literature to date. Multimodal therapies, including total excision, adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, have been adopted to treat patients with PNET of the cervix.
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- Xiaofeng Wang
- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin 300100, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin 300100, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin 300100, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin 300100, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin 300100, P.R. China
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Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bhargava A, Bashir I. Primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the cervix: a rare diagnosis. BMJ Case Rep 2017; 2017:bcr-2016-217461. [PMID: 28052947 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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A 48-year-old woman presented with symptoms of lower abdominal pain and vaginal discharge for 6 months. Clinical examination and pelvic ultrasound scan suggested a diagnosis of infected Gartner's cyst, for which she underwent vaginal cystectomy. However, histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed a diagnosis of primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the cervix. Further investigations revealed the stage to be FIGO IIIB, which was inoperable. She received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (vincristine, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide alternating with ifosfamide, cisplatin and etoposide, every 21 days), but the tumour did not respond to treatment and she was started on radiotherapy with definitive intent (55.8 Gray in 31 fractions over 6.2 weeks). A PET-CT performed 2 months after completion of radiotherapy showed complete response, and she is now receiving adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- Irfan Ahmad
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Mashriqi N, Gujjarlapudi JK, Sidhu J, Zur M, Yalamanchili M. Ewing's sarcoma of the cervix, a diagnostic dilemma: a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep 2015; 9:255. [PMID: 26549660 PMCID: PMC4638088 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-015-0733-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Ewing's sarcoma belongs to a spectrum of neoplastic diseases known as Ewing's family of tumors. This family of tumors is usually seen in osseous sites. Ewing's sarcoma of the cervix is extremely rare, with only 18 cases reported in the English literature. The immunohistochemical profile of Ewing's sarcoma overlaps with other malignancies like small cell carcinoma. The rarity and complex pathologic picture of Ewing's sarcoma of the cervix creates the potential for misdiagnosis. Hence, we believe this case needs to be reported to add to the available literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 49-year-old white Caucasian woman presented with vaginal bleeding. A pelvic examination revealed a cystic lesion arising from her cervix. Examination of a biopsy specimen revealed a poorly differentiated neoplasm, with sheets of small hyperchromatic cells, staining weakly for neuroendocrine markers. She was diagnosed with small cell carcinoma and started on concurrent chemotherapy and radiation. However, additional positive immunostaining for CD99 was strongly suggestive of Ewing's sarcoma. Fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed ESWR1 gene rearrangement, confirming Ewing's sarcoma. Our patient underwent surgery, which confirmed stage IIB Ewing's sarcoma. She received adjuvant chemotherapy but died from progressive metastatic disease after four cycles. CONCLUSION With early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, Ewing's sarcoma of the cervix can be a potentially curable disease. However, owing to overlapping clinical and histopathological features, the diagnosis poses a challenge to oncologists and pathologists. This article guides pathologists to consider Ewing's sarcoma in the differential diagnosis of small cell carcinoma with weak staining for neuroendocrine markers. This literature review will benefit oncologists encountering this rare entity.
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- Nazia Mashriqi
- United Health Services Wilson Medical Center, Johnson, NY, 13790, USA. .,Broome Oncology, United Health Services Wilson Medical Center, Johnson, NY, 13790, USA.
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- United Health Services Wilson Medical Center, Johnson, NY, 13790, USA. .,Broome Oncology, United Health Services Wilson Medical Center, Johnson, NY, 13790, USA.
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- United Health Services Wilson Medical Center, Johnson, NY, 13790, USA. .,Broome Oncology, United Health Services Wilson Medical Center, Johnson, NY, 13790, USA.
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- Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY, 13905, USA.
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- United Health Services Wilson Medical Center, Johnson, NY, 13790, USA. .,Broome Oncology, United Health Services Wilson Medical Center, Johnson, NY, 13790, USA.
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Tan Y, Zhang H, Ma GL, Xiao EH, Wang XC. Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor: dynamic CT, MRI and clinicopathological characteristics--analysis of 36 cases and review of the literature. Oncotarget 2015; 5:12968-77. [PMID: 25587032 PMCID: PMC4350337 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background The peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (pPNET) is a rare malignant tumor originating from neuroectoderm. The accurate diagnosis is essential for the treatment of pPNET. Methods we performed the largest cases of retrospective analysis thus far to review the unique computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and clinicopathological features of pPNET. The tumor location, morphological features, signal intensity, contrast enhancement characteristics, and involvement of local soft tissues of 36 pPNETs were assessed. Results Our results showed that there were more men (25/36) than women pPNETs patients. Unenhanced MRI (16 cases) showed that 14 cases were isointense and 2 cases were hypointense on T1WI. Nine cases were isointense and 7 were hyperintense on T2WI. Most pPNETs had heterogeneous signal intensity with small necrosis (CT: 31/36; MRI: 14/16) as well as heterogeneous enhancement (CT: 34/30; MRI: 15/16). The tumors usually had ill-defined borders and irregular shapes (CT: 30/36; MRI: 15/16). Pathologic exam showed small areas of necrosis in all tumors. Conclusions The diagnosis of pPNET should be suggested in young men when the imaging depicts a single large ill-defined solid mass with small area of necrosis, especially for those whose images show iso-intense on T1WI and T2WI and have heterogeneous enhancement.
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- Yan Tan
- Department of Radiology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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Weissferdt A, Kalhor N, Moran CA. Ewing sarcoma with extensive neural differentiation: a clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of three cases. Am J Clin Pathol 2015; 143:659-64. [PMID: 25873499 DOI: 10.1309/ajcpfhfx07jfcrgu] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Three patients with Ewing sarcomas showing extensive neural differentiation are presented. METHODS The patients were two women and one man between the ages of 15 and 35 years. Anatomically, one tumor was in the lung, one in the testis, and one in the cervix uteri. The symptoms were determined by the location of the neoplasm and included respiratory symptoms, testicular pain, and pelvic manifestations, respectively. Complete surgical resection of the tumors was performed. RESULTS Histologically, all neoplasms showed similar characteristics-namely, a neoplastic cellular proliferation arranged in sheets and composed of small blue cells with round to oval nuclei and inconspicuous nucleoli typical for Ewing sarcoma. In addition, in two cases, there were areas characterized by the presence of neuropil, ganglion cells, and small cells most compatible with ganglioneuroblastoma, while in one tumor, the neural component was characterized by the presence of small cells with prominent perivascular pseudorosettes more closely resembling ependymoma. Immunohistochemical studies in all cases and molecular analysis in two tumors were in keeping with a diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma. CONCLUSIONS The recognition of such histologic variants is important in the diagnostic assessment of these tumors to avoid misinterpretation, especially in small biopsy specimens.
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- Annikka Weissferdt
- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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Conservative Treatment of Ewing's Sarcoma of the Uterus in Young Women. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol 2015; 2015:871821. [PMID: 25960901 PMCID: PMC4413956 DOI: 10.1155/2015/871821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ewing sarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumors (ES/PNETs) constitute a family of neoplasms characterized by a continuum of neuroectodermal differentiations. ES/PNET of the uterus is rare. There are 48 cases of ES/PNET of the uterus published in the literature as far as we know. We describe a case of Ewing sarcoma of the uterus occurring in a 17-year-old woman presenting with a two-month history of pelvic pain. After surgical excision and microscopic, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopy examination, the diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma of the uterus was suggested. This report will discuss the diagnosis and surgical and clinical management of Ewing uterine sarcoma in young women, according to the available literature. In spite of the rarity of ES/PNETs, they should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of uterine neoplasms in young women.
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Khosla D, Rai B, Patel FD, Sreedharanunni S, Dey P, Sharma SC. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the uterine cervix diagnosed during pregnancy: a rare case with review of literature. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2015; 40:878-82. [PMID: 24738134 DOI: 10.1111/jog.12238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the cervix are very rare. A 28-year-old pregnant woman presented with a cervical mass. The tumor was staged as IB2. The biopsy from tumor was suggestive of malignant small round cell tumor. She then underwent termination of pregnancy followed by radical hysterectomy. Based on morphologic and immunohistochemical profile, a diagnosis of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix was made. The patient received adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The patient is alive and disease-free 33 months post-surgery. The present case highlights the importance of keeping primitive neuroectodermal tumors in the differential diagnosis of small cell neoplasms of the uterine cervix. Pregnancy should not be a barrier to early detection and treatment of this potentially aggressive tumor. The optimal treatment methods have not yet been established because of the rarity of the tumor.
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MESH Headings
- Abortion, Therapeutic
- Adult
- Biopsy
- Cervix Uteri/pathology
- Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Female
- Humans
- Hysterectomy
- Neoplasm Staging
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral/diagnosis
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral/pathology
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral/surgery
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral/therapy
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic/diagnosis
- Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic/pathology
- Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic/surgery
- Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic/therapy
- Treatment Outcome
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/surgery
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/therapy
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Lee ES, Hwangbo W, Kim I. Ewing's Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Uterine Corpus. J Pathol Transl Med 2015; 49:66-70. [PMID: 25812660 PMCID: PMC4357415 DOI: 10.4132/jptm.2014.10.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Eung-Seok Lee
- Department of Pathology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Li B, Ouyang L, Han X, Zhou Y, Tong X, Zhang S, Zhang Q. Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix. Onco Targets Ther 2013; 6:707-11. [PMID: 23836982 PMCID: PMC3699316 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s45889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are rare and high-grade malignant tumors that mostly occur in children and young adults. The most common sites are the trunk, limbs, and retroperitoneum. Herein, we present a case of a PNET involving the cervix uteri in a 27-year-old woman. The lesion showed characteristic histologic features of a PNET and was positive for the immunohistochemical markers cluster of differentiation (CD) 99, vimentin, neuron-specific enolase, neural cell adhesion molecule 1 (CD56), and CD117 (c-kit), further defining the tumor while helping to confirm PNET. The clinical Stage IIIB tumor was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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- Bo Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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Arora N, Kalra A, Kausar H, Ghosh TK, Majumdar A. Primitive neuroectodermal tumour of uterine cervix - a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2013; 32:711-3. [PMID: 22943734 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2012.689028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- N Arora
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ESI Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research, Joka, India.
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Masoura S, Kourtis A, Kalogiannidis I, Kotoula V, Anagnostou E, Angelidou S, Agorastos T. Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix confirmed with molecular analysis in a 23-year-old woman: A case report. Pathol Res Pract 2012; 208:245-9. [PMID: 22365564 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2010] [Revised: 12/03/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET) of the genital tract is very rare, especially in the cervix. A case report of a young woman with a diagnosis of PNET originating from the uterine cervix is presented here. A 23-year-old woman presented with abnormal uterine bleeding and sharp lower abdominal pain of two months duration. CT and MRI of the abdomen and thorax revealed the presence of a large mass in the uterine cervix, enlarged pelvic lymph nodes and broncho-pulmonary infiltrations with regional nodes. Pathological examination of the tumor revealed a malignant neoplasm composed predominantly of small cells, immunohistochemically positive for CD99, vimentin and c-Kit. Molecular testing demonstrated the expression of EWS/FLI1 fusion transcripts corresponding to the t(11;22)(q24;q12) translocation, which confirmed the diagnosis of PNET of the uterine cervix. Despite surgical excision and administration of the first cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy, the patient died from multiple-organ failure and cardiac arrest. PNET arising from the genital tract, especially in the uterine cervix, is very rare and presents a diagnostic challenge. A timely confirmation with molecular analysis is essential for the diagnosis of such a tumor at an unusual site as in the present case.
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MESH Headings
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Cervix Uteri/pathology
- Cervix Uteri/surgery
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22
- Combined Modality Therapy
- DNA, Neoplasm/analysis
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
- Humans
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/diagnosis
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/genetics
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/metabolism
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/therapy
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
- Pathology, Molecular
- Proto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1/genetics
- RNA-Binding Protein EWS/genetics
- Translocation, Genetic
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/genetics
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/metabolism
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/therapy
- Young Adult
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- Sophia Masoura
- 4th Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Li X, Zhang W, Song T, Sun C, Shen Y. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising in the abdominopelvic region: CT features and pathology characteristics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 36:590-5. [PMID: 20959975 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-010-9655-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND We analyze the computed tomography (CT) findings of a peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (pPNET) arising in the abdominopelvic cavity and to improve understanding of the CT images of the tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve cases of pPNET confirmed by histopathology were analyzed retrospectively. Image characteristics of CT scanning were analyzed and compared with the pathology of the tumors. RESULTS There were 8 males and 4 females with mean age of 34.5 years. Unenhanced CT images showed large heterogeneous and ill-defined or well-defined masses with multiple patchy hypodense areas. The average diameter was 9.8 cm (range 4.0-17.2 cm). Contrast-enhanced CT images showed variable heterogeneous contrast enhancement with multiple non-enhancement areas. 3 cases revealed metastasis and 4 cases invaded into adjacent organs. Pathology showed areas of degeneration and necrosis in all tumors. Cluster of differentiation 99 and neurone specific enolase were detected positive in 11 and 12 cases, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, pPNET in the abdominopelvic cavity likely affects young adults with a slight male preponderance and tend to be large and aggressive. Although CT findings are nonspecific and variable, a large ill-defined or well-defined heterogeneous mass with multiple patchy hypodense areas reflecting their cystic degeneration and necrosis on pathology examination may suggest the diagnosis of pPNET.
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- Xinchun Li
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, People's Republic of China
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Primary Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the vagina in a 54-year-old woman: a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2011; 285:1031-3. [PMID: 21986715 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-2084-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ewing's sarcoma (ES)/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the genital tract of women is uncommon. Presentation in vagina is exceedingly rare. CASE A 54-year-old Chinese woman presented with complaints of vaginal bleeding with fragmented bits occasionally. Physical examination revealed two nodules about 4 cm × 3 cm in the vagina. The immunohistochemical stains revealed a rare presentation of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor. The patient was treated with whole-pelvis external beam radiation, vaginal cylinder intracavitary brachytherapy, intracavitary afterloading radiotherapy and bilateral groin area radiotherapy. She died of clinical recurrence after 18 months of treatment. CONCLUSION This is the oldest but virgin case, treated with radiation completely, of primitive neuroectodermal tumor located in the vagina reported in the literature.
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Farzaneh F, Rezvani H, Boroujeni PT, Rahimi F. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2011; 5:489. [PMID: 21962148 PMCID: PMC3197535 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2009] [Accepted: 09/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Introduction Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix uteri is extremely rare. Between 1987 and 2010, there were only nine cases reported in the English literature, with considerably different management policies. Case presentation A 45-year-old Iranian woman presented to our facility with a primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix uteri. Her clinical stage IB2 tumor was treated successfully with chemotherapy. Our patient underwent radical hysterectomy. There was no trace of the tumor after four years of follow-up. Conclusions According to current knowledge, primitive neuroectodermal tumors belong to the Ewing's sarcoma family, and the improvement of treatment outcome in our patient was due to dose-intensive neoadjuvant chemotherapy, surgery and consolidation chemotherapy in accordance with the protocol for bony Ewing's sarcoma.
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- Farah Farzaneh
- Department of Medical Oncology, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
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Retroperitoneal primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET). A case report and review of the literature. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2009.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Ruszat R, Casella R, Bachmann A, Gasser TC, Sulser T. Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Kidney with Hyaline Cells. Urol Int 2008; 75:184-6. [PMID: 16123576 DOI: 10.1159/000087176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2004] [Accepted: 11/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the kidney is a rare disease with high malignant potential. It affects young adults and has the tendency towards early metastasis. Relying on recently available immunohistochemistry and cytogenetic investigations, today most authors define PNET as part of the same nosologic entity as Ewing's sarcoma. We present the case of a 22-year-old man with a PNET arising from the kidney with, to our knowledge, a previously undescribed finding of hyaline cells within the tumor.
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- R Ruszat
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Uterine tumors with neuroectodermal differentiation: a series of 17 cases and review of the literature. Am J Surg Pathol 2008; 32:219-28. [PMID: 18223324 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0b013e318093e421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Uterine tumors with neuroectodermal differentiation, frequently referred to as primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs), are uncommon. The clinicopathologic features of 17 such cases reviewed at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) are presented along with a review of the literature. All of the pathology material was reviewed at MDACC, and in all cases, immunohistochemistry contributed to the diagnosis. In 12 cases, in situ hybridization techniques were used to determine whether a rearrangement of the EWSR1 gene, required for a diagnosis of peripheral PNET, was present. Clinical information was obtained from a patient chart review. Ages ranged from 31 to 81 years (median 58). Clinical presentations included vaginal bleeding (9), back pain (1), presumed fibroids (2), pelvic mass (1), incidental finding at hysterectomy (1), and unknown (3). Twelve patients had surgery or imaging to determine stage: I (2), II (0), III (6), and IV (4). Five patients had biopsy only. Ten tumors had only neuroectodermal components. In 7 tumors, the neuroectodermal component was admixed with an additional component including unclassified sarcoma (2 cases), rhabdomyosarcoma, endometrioid carcinoma, adenosarcoma and malignant mixed Mullerian tumor (2 cases). Follow-up, available for 13 patients, ranged from 2 to 41 months with 7 patients dead of disease 2 to 26 months after diagnosis. Six patients are alive with no evidence of disease after follow-up ranging from 6 to 41 months. Four patients were lost to follow-up. Results for the most commonly used immunohistochemistry studies include cytokeratin, 13/15 tumors negative (2 focally positive); synaptophysin, 15/16 tumors positive; neurofilament, 10/11 tumors positive; and CD99, 7/9 tumors positive (2 tumors had nonspecific cytoplasmic staining). None of the 12 tumors tested had a detectable rearrangement in the EWSR1 gene. Uterine tumors with neuroectodermal differentiation, similar to more common endometrial malignancies, tend to occur in postmenopausal women and frequently present with vaginal bleeding. An immunohistochemistry panel including cytokeratin, neurofilament, synaptophysin, and CD99 can highlight neuroectodermal differentiation and identify tumors for which molecular testing should be considered. Tumors without a rearrangement of the EWSR1 gene should be descriptively characterized as uterine tumors with neuroectodermal differentiation or alternatively central type PNETs rather than PNET, not otherwise specified to avoid confusion with peripheral PNET.
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Park JY, Lee S, Kang HJ, Kim HS, Park SY. Primary Ewing's sarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the uterus: a case report and literature review. Gynecol Oncol 2007; 106:427-32. [PMID: 17572479 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2007] [Revised: 04/06/2007] [Accepted: 04/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary Ewing's sarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumor (ES-PNET) of the uterus is an extremely rare malignancy. CASE A 30-year-old Korean woman presented with abnormal uterine bleeding with uterine enlargement. A computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen and pelvis showed a huge uterine mass measuring 18 x 20 x 21 cm, metastasis to both pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes, and omental infiltration. The pathology report of the uterine mass described a uniformly hypercellular tumor, which was arranged in diffuse solid sheets of uniform, small, rounded, and sometimes spindle-shaped cells, with scanty cytoplasm. Immunohistochemically, the mass tested positive for vimentin, CD99, and chromogranin. The patient received several courses of combination chemotherapy and radiotherapy but died from tumor progression 16 months after the initial diagnosis. CONCLUSION(S) This is a rare case of primary uterine ES-PNET in a woman of reproductive age. A review of the literature indicates that primary uterine ES-PNET requires early diagnosis and multimodality treatment including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. The behavior of this tumor is potentially aggressive.
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- Jeong-Yeol Park
- Center for Uterine Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 809 Madu1-dong, Ilsan-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 411-351, Korea
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Fadare O. Uncommon sarcomas of the uterine cervix: a review of selected entities. Diagn Pathol 2006; 1:30. [PMID: 16981999 PMCID: PMC1584249 DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-1-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2006] [Accepted: 09/18/2006] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sarcomas constitute less than 1% of all cervical malignancies. With over 150 reported cases, rhabdomyosarcomas represent the most commonly reported sarcoma at this location. In this report, a select group of the more uncommon sarcomas of the uterine cervix are reviewed, including all previously reported examples of leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma, Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor, undifferentiated endocervical sarcoma, and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). Emphasis is placed on any distinctive clinicopathologic features of these entities at this unusual location.
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- Oluwole Fadare
- Department of Pathology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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Snijders-Keilholz A, Ewing P, Seynaeve C, Burger CW. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix uteri: A case report. Gynecol Oncol 2005; 98:516-9. [PMID: 15979131 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2005] [Accepted: 05/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the cervix uteri is extremely rare. Between 1987 and 2002, there have been eight cases described in the English literature. The treatment policies in these eight cases differed considerably, partly due to the rarity of the disease and to differing time periods of diagnosis and treatment. CASE At the end of 2002, a 21-year-old woman presented with a PNET of the cervix uteri at our institute, the Erasmus Medical Center. For the appropriate treatment in this case, we reviewed the literature and decided that the treatment should be different from the local surgical treatment followed by additional treatments as most of the earlier reports describe. CONCLUSION In view of the current knowledge of PNET belonging to the family of Ewing's sarcoma, and the improvement of treatment outcome in these tumors due to dose-intensive neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, patients with PNET of the cervix should be treated in accordance to the protocol for bony Ewing's sarcoma with multimodality therapy by means of induction chemotherapy, surgery, and consolidation chemotherapy.
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- A Snijders-Keilholz
- Erasmus University Medical Center, Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, PO-Box 5201, 3008 AE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Uterus: A Case Report. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(09)60119-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Odunsi K, Olatinwo M, Collins Y, Withiam-Leitch M, Lele S, Spiegel GW. Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the uterus: a report of two cases and review of the literature. Gynecol Oncol 2004; 92:689-96. [PMID: 14766268 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2002] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary primitive neuroectodermal (pPNET) tumors rarely occur in adults, and they very rarely present as primary tumors of the uterus. Only 12 reported cases of pPNET of the uterus have been published in the English literature. We report two additional cases treated at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, between 1999 and 2002. CASES Two postmenopausal patients presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding underwent endometrial biopsy, and subsequently staging laparotomy. The diagnosis of pPNET in both cases was confirmed only by extensive immunohistochemical analysis of the tumors. One patient with disease confined to an endometrial polyp received no adjuvant therapy, while the second patient with extrauterine disease received adjuvant pelvic radiation followed by chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS The diagnosis of pPNET of the uterus may be a challenge. Features of diagnostic significance include positive staining with neuron-specific enolase, presence of neurosecretory granules, and positive staining with the MIC-2 gene. Currently, there is no uniformity in the treatment of these cases since the majority of the patients reported to date have had surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy.
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- Kunle Odunsi
- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
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Liao X, Xin X, Lü X. Primary Ewing's sarcoma–primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the vagina. Gynecol Oncol 2004; 92:684-8. [PMID: 14766267 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2002] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Only three cases of Ewing's sarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumor (ES-PNET) occurring in the vagina have been previously reported. CASE A 30-year-old Chinese woman presented with a vaginal mass measuring 5 cm in greatest dimension. The tumor was composed of solid sheets of undifferentiated small round cells with numerous Homer-Wright rosettes. Immunohistochemically, it was positive for CD99, FlI-1 protein, synaptophysin, neuron-specific enolase, vimentin, and S-100 protein. The patient underwent wide local excision of the tumor and subsequent total abdominal hysterectomy with postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She is disease-free 36 months after the initial surgery. CONCLUSION This is a rare case of ES-PNET occurring in the vagina and the first showing many distinctive Homer-Wright rosettes. A review of literature indicates that vaginal or vulvar ES-PNET affects younger women, and it may have a relatively favorable outcome.
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- Xiaoyun Liao
- Department of Pathology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, PR China.
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Gostout BS, Lindor NM, DiMarco CS, Peethambaram PP, Clayton AC. Pelvic primitive neuroectodermal tumor associated with a cluster of small round cell tumors: case report and review of current literature. Gynecol Oncol 2003; 91:247-53. [PMID: 14529689 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-8258(03)00416-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (pPNET) is aggressive and rare, comprising 1% of soft tissue sarcomas. Involvement of the reproductive tract is unusual. CASE A 35-year-old woman had a pelvic mass and omental cake. Frozen-section examination at laparotomy revealed small round cell tumor confirmed as pPNET. Chemotherapy with vincristine, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide alternating with ifosfamide and etoposide with mesna yielded complete response. The patient's mother died of a similar tumor at age 52 years, and the patient's husband had adult Ewing sarcoma, constituting an unusual cluster of related tumors. CONCLUSIONS Genetic recombination resulting in a chimeric transcript of the Ewing sarcoma gene and the Friend leukemia virus integration site is characteristic of these tumors. Surgical resection and multiagent chemotherapy may enhance survival.
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- Bobbie S Gostout
- Section of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Friedrichs N, Vorreuther R, Poremba C, Schafer KL, Böcking A, Buettner R, Zhou H. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) in the differential diagnosis of malignant kidney tumors. Pathol Res Pract 2003; 198:563-9. [PMID: 12390000 DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) of the kidney, a rare neoplastic disease of high malignancy with a tendency towards early metastasis, affect young adults (26-30 years) irrespective of the gender. Differential diagnosis from other renal tumors is very important for an effective therapy. Herein, we report on a 24-year-old male patient with a renal tumor consisting of small, round cells, and summarize the diagnostic procedures that establish the diagnosis of PNET. Light microscopy revealed not only areas containing small, round cells forming rosettes and pseudorosettes, but also areas containing spindle cells. Expression of CD 99 in combination with neural markers, such as NSE, was detected by immunohistochemistry, and further evidence of neural differentiation was provided by electron microscopy. Image cytometry revealed a peridiploid DNA-stemline. A reciprocal translocation of the chromosomes 11 and 22 [t(11;22)(q24;q12)] with expression of a EWS/FLI-1 fusion transcript was demonstrated by molecular pathology. Using these methods, the diagnosis of PNET was firmly established, and the tumor was treated by surgical resection and subsequent adjuvant chemotherapy. Eighteen months after therapy, the patient is in excellent health condition without any evidence of tumor recurrence.
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