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Keka-Sylaj A, Ramosaj A, Baloku A, Zogaj L, Mushica F, Kurshumliu F. Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2022; 16:128. [PMID: 35354472 PMCID: PMC8969283 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-022-03354-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Primitive neuroectodermal tumors are extremely rare and highly aggressive malignant small round cell tumors that arise from the primitive nerve cells of the nervous system or outside it. These tumors share similar histology, immunohistologic characteristics, and cytogenetics with Ewing’s sarcoma. Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the chest wall are rare malignant tumors seen in children and young adults. Case presentation We report a rare case of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor in a 4-year-old Albanian girl with a mediastinal tumor and an unusual clinical presentation. She was initially treated for acute polyradiculoneuritis (Guillain–Barré syndrome) owing to pain, weakness in the lower limbs, and walking difficulty, as well as severe irritability. During the second week of treatment, the child began to experience dry cough, chest discomfort, and worsening dyspnea. Chest radiography, chest computed tomography, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrated a large mass in the right hemithorax that was derived from the posterior mediastinum with expansive growth in all directions and that shifted the mediastinal structures in the anterolateral left direction. Consequently, histopathology and immunohistochemical examination of the markers S-100, CD99, and Ki-67 showed that the tumor cells stained positively for S-100 and CD99. The proliferative index measured by Ki-67 was approximately 20%, which suggested primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Conclusions Even though other diseases, including leukemia, lymphoma, and neuroblastoma, may be accompanied by musculoskeletal manifestations in children, other solid tumors, such as peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors, should be considered in the differential diagnosis in any child presenting with musculoskeletal symptoms.
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- Alije Keka-Sylaj
- Institute of Anatomy, Pediatric Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo. .,Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo.
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- Institute of Anatomy, Pediatric Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo.,Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo
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- Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo
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- Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo
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- Department of Radiology, Langenthal Hospital, St. Urbanstrasse 67, Langenthal, 4900, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo
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Is Ovarian Tissue Transplantation Safe in Patients with Central Nervous System Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors? J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9124101. [PMID: 33353253 PMCID: PMC7766375 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9124101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The risk of reseeding malignancy harbored in cryopreserved and transplanted ovarian tissue has been a source of concern. This study aimed to determine the potential relationship between frozen–thawed ovarian tissue transplantation and primary cancer recurrence. Three patients with cerebral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) were included in this study. One woman gave birth to three healthy babies following reimplantation of her cryopreserved ovarian tissue, but subsequently died due to cancer relapse six years after ovarian tissue transplantation. The second subject died from progressive cancer, while the third is still alive and awaiting reimplantation of her ovarian tissue in due course. Frozen ovarian cortex from all three patients was analyzed and xenotransplanted to immunodeficient mice for five months. Main outcomes were the presence of cancer cells in the thawed and xenografted ovarian tissue at histology, immunostaining (expression of neuron-specific enolase and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)), and reverse-transcription droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (RT-ddPCR) (levels of enolase 2 and GFAP). In conclusion, no malignant cells were detected in ovarian tissue from patients with PNET, even in those who experienced recurrence of the disease, meaning that the risk of reseeding cancer cells with ovarian tissue transplantation in these patients can be considered low.
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Chao X, Bi Y, Li L. Ovarian primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor: a review of cases at PUMCH and in the published literature. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:147. [PMID: 31217017 PMCID: PMC6585068 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1106-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The pathological characteristics, treatment strategies and prognosis of ovarian primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) were unclear due to the rarity of PNET. All cases treated at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) between 1975 and 2016 and published in the English literature between 1980 to 2017 were reviewed. Results Finally four cases from PUMCH and 15 cases in the literature were included. The median age was 25 years (range 13–79), and the median diameter of the tumors was 13.4 cm (range 5.0–30.0). The most common initial symptoms were abdominal pain, bloating and a pelvic mass. Diagnosis primarily depended on immunohistochemical and fluorescence in situ hybridization data. Treatment consisted of surgery, various chemotherapy regimens and/or radiotherapy. The 5-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 15 and 52%, respectively. For patients with OS and PFS > 12 months, the median ages were 21 years (range 13–35) and 17 years (range 13–35), respectively, while for patients with OS < 12 months and PFS < 12 months, the median ages were 48 years (range 14–79) and 25 years (range 18–79), respectively. Conclusions No standard therapy for ovarian primary PNET exists, and an individualized strategy is recommended. Young patients seem to have better prognoses.
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- Xiaopei Chao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Shuaifuyuan No. 1, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Shuaifuyuan No. 1, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
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Yakıştıran B, Taşkın S, Cansız Ersöz C, Ortaç F. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of genital tract in hysterectomized patient: A case report. Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 15:204-209. [PMID: 30202633 PMCID: PMC6127471 DOI: 10.4274/tjod.88714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Primitive neuroectodermal tumors are high-grade malignant neoplasms. These are uncommon entities for the female genital tract. The treatment, management and follow-up period of Ewing’s tumors are not well-defined because of their rarity in the genital tract. Surgical debulking is the mainstay treatment in all cases. After debulking surgery, patients receive chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy and there is a relation between disease stage and survival. Herein, we present a case of ovarian primitive neuroectodermal tumor with a review of previously reported cases.
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- Betül Yakıştıran
- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
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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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Elizalde C, Yagüe A, Fernandez J, Dieste P, Puente M, Hernandez J. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the uterus. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2016; 18:25-28. [PMID: 27822490 PMCID: PMC5090192 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2016.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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•PNET of the uterus is rare and requires early diagnoses and treatment.•Molecular analysis is important to distinguish it from other tumors.•Different combinations of adjuvant chemotherapy have been report.
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- C.R. Elizalde
- Department of Gynecology, Hospital San Pedro, 98 Piqueras st, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital San Pedro, 98 Piqueras st, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Gynecology Department, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Cornhill rd, AB25 2ZL Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital San Pedro, 98 Piqueras st, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Senior Consultant in Gynecology Oncology, Hospital San Pedro, 98 Piqueras st, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital San Pedro, 98 Piqueras st, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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Witkowski L, Goudie C, Foulkes WD, McCluggage WG. Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary of Hypercalcemic Type (Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor of the Ovary): A Review with Recent Developments on Pathogenesis. Surg Pathol Clin 2016; 9:215-226. [PMID: 27241105 DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Small-cell carcinoma of the ovary of hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) is a highly malignant and aggressive tumor and is the most common undifferentiated ovarian malignancy to occur in women younger than 40. SCCOHT is characterized by deleterious germline or somatic mutations in SMARCA4. Given the striking morphologic and molecular similarities between SCCOHT and atypical teratoid/malignant rhabdoid tumor, we propose this should be reflected in a nomenclature change and that SCCOHT be renamed malignant rhabdoid tumor of the ovary. SMARCA4 (BRG1) immunohistochemistry is useful in diagnosis because there is loss of nuclear immunoreactivity in SCCOHT but retention of staining in mimics.
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- Leora Witkowski
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, 3755 Cote Ste Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3T1E2, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, McGill University, 3755 Cote Ste Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3T1E2, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, 3755 Cote Ste Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3T1E2, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Group of Hospitals Trust, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT12 6BA, UK.
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Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the ovary. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2015; 53:409-12. [PMID: 25286803 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2013.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Dizon AM, Kilgore LC, Grindstaff A, Winkler M, Kimball KJ. High grade primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the uterus: A case report. GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY CASE REPORTS 2013; 7:10-2. [PMID: 24624321 PMCID: PMC3895281 DOI: 10.1016/j.gynor.2013.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the uterus is extremely rare. Diagnosis requires timely evaluation with molecular analysis. Different combinations of adjuvant chemotherapy have been reported.
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- A Mitch Dizon
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1928 Alcoa Highway, Suite B-118, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1926 Alcoa Highway, Building F, Suite 370, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Box 108, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Box 108, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1926 Alcoa Highway, Building F, Suite 370, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
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Ishida M, Iwai M, Yoshida K, Kagotani A, Okabe H. Extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma arising in the perineal region (Rectovaginal Septum). Diagn Cytopathol 2013; 42:1002-5. [DOI: 10.1002/dc.23040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Mitsuaki Ishida
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
- Division of Diagnostic Pathology; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
- Division of Diagnostic Pathology; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
- Division of Diagnostic Pathology; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
- Division of Diagnostic Pathology; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
- Division of Diagnostic Pathology; Shiga University of Medical Science; Shiga Japan
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Huang BS, Horng HC, Lai CR, Chang WH, Su WH, Yen MS, Wang PH. Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the ovary with torsion. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gmit.2013.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cabral GAPS, Nunes CF, Melo JO, Guimarães RD, Gonçalves MB, Rodrigues RS, Correa JLA, Teixeira OM, Klescoski J, Lapenta MA, Landeiro JA. Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervical spine. Surg Neurol Int 2012; 3:91. [PMID: 23050205 PMCID: PMC3463148 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.99938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a malignant neoplasm that generally arises from bone and soft tissues, with predilection for young adults. This neural crest origin tumors share biologic and histologic features with Ewing's sarcoma (ES). CASE DESCRIPTION We present a case of a 22-year-old woman with history of severe progressive neck pain, without radiation, associated with paresthesia in the right arm, and palpable right posterior cervical mass. Neurological examination showed increased reflexes in all four limbs, bilateral Hoffman's sign, right Babinski's sign, and right hemi-hypoesthesia. Neuroimaging revealed a right posterior cervical lesion with heterogeneous contrast enhancement extending to the neural foramina of the atlas and axis. Patient underwent microsurgical removal of the lesion, and histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the diagnosis of peripheral primitive PNET (pPNET). The patient had adjuvant treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After twelve months, neuroimaging showed no signs of tumor regrowth and the patient had no neurological deficits. However, three months later, the patient developed hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was positive for neoplastic cells. No other treatment was administered and the patient died. CONCLUSION pPNET is a rare malignant tumor with poor prognosis, although promising results with multimodal treatment-surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Diagnosis requires immunohistochemical analysis, with identification of neuronal differentiation markers.
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Sullivan HC, Shulman SC, Olson T, Ricketts R, Oskouei S, Shehata BM. Unusual presentation of metastatic Ewing sarcoma to the ovary in a 13 year-old: a case report and review. Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2012; 31:159-63. [PMID: 22413993 DOI: 10.3109/15513815.2012.659379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ewing sarcoma (ES) is the second most common bone malignancy in children and adolescents. Together with primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET), ES comprises the PNET/ES family. Metastasis is present in about 25% of patients at diagnosis and is most commonly found in the lung and bones. Primary PNET/ES of the ovary has been reported in many adult cases; however, secondary occurrences are rare. Here we present the clinical course of a 13-year-old patient with metastatic ES to the ovary without involvement of any other sites. To our knowledge, this is the second reported pediatric case of metastatic ES to the ovary.
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- Harold Cliff Sullivan
- Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of ovary in a young lady, confirmed with molecular and cytogenetic results--a rare case report with a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Pathol Oncol Res 2012; 18:1101-6. [PMID: 22311546 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-012-9503-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Abir R, Feinmesser M, Yaniv I, Fisch B, Cohen IJ, Ben-Haroush A, Meirow D, Felz C, Avigad S. Occasional involvement of the ovary in Ewing sarcoma. Hum Reprod 2010; 25:1708-12. [PMID: 20472912 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a highly metastatic malignancy in young patients. Ovarian cryopreservation is often an option for fertility preservation in cancer patients of reproductive age, specifically in minors. Thus, the possibility of ovarian involvement in EWS needs to be elucidated. METHODS Eight patients aged 13-20 years with EWS participated in the study. Ovarian samples were fixed and prepared for light microscopy, and frozen in liquid nitrogen for RNA extraction followed by RT-PCR. Histological studies, including immunostaining for the adhesion receptor CD99, were used to detect histopathological features. Sensitive molecular methods were used to detect translocations causing the formation of tumor-specific EWS-Friend leukemia virus integration site 1 fusion gene (EWS-FLI1). RESULTS In seven patients, there was no evidence of EWS in the ovaries from pathological/molecular studies. However, in one patient, the RT-PCR showed the EWS translocation, although there was no pathological evidence. CONCLUSIONS Ovarian involvement is possible in EWS. Therefore, in patients with EWS ovarian tissue should be examined for traces of malignancy at both the pathological and molecular levels prior to the grafting of cryopreserved tissue in order to minimize the risk of reseeding the cancer.
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- Ronit Abir
- Infertility and IVF Unit, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel.
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Uterine primitive neuroectodermal tumor: a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2008; 279:259-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0699-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Akbayir O, Güngördük K, Rafioğlu G, Gülkilik A, Yavuz E, Tekirdağ AI, Odabaş E. Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the uterus: a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2007; 277:345-8. [PMID: 17823807 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0451-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2007] [Accepted: 08/15/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Neuroendocrine carcinomas primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) arise from Kulchitsky cells and are frequently seen in gastrointestinal tract and lungs. But they are unusual in gynecology practice. We presented a case of PNET arising in the uterine corpus of a 22-year-old woman. To our knowledge, this is the first description of small-cell carcinoma of the uterine corpus with a pseudocyst formation within the myometrium without endometrial invasion.
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- Ozgür Akbayir
- Gynecological Oncology Clinic, Istanbul Bakirkoy Woman and Children Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ateser G, Yildiz O, Leblebici C, Mandel NM, Unal F, Turna H, Arikan I, Colcaki D. Metastatic primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the ovary in pregnancy. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2007; 17:266-9. [PMID: 17291265 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00761.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a small round tumor belonging to the PNET/Ewing's sarcoma family. We hereby report a case of PNET of the ovary, which was detected at the second trimester of pregnancy. Chemotherapy was administered and a healthy baby was delivered by cesarean section. After the pregnancy, the mother was found to have metastatic disease. Chemotherapy was continued, but she died due to progressive disease 13 months after the initial diagnosis. In this case report, we discuss chemotherapy options during pregnancy and the importance of multidisciplinary approach to unusual presentations of rare tumors
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- G Ateser
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fischer G, Odunsi K, Lele S, Mhawech P. Ovarian primary primitive neurectodermal tumor coexisting with endometrioid adenocarcinoma: a case report. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2006; 25:151-4. [PMID: 16633064 DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000185408.31427.4e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We report an unusual case of a 78-year-old woman with primary ovarian tumor that consisted of primitive neurectodermal tumor and endometrioid adenocarcinoma. The patient presented with abdominal pain and weight loss and had disseminated disease at her initial presentation. She was treated with debulking surgery followed by chemotherapy. The patient was still asymptomatic at the 6-month follow-up.
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- Gabor Fischer
- Department of Pathology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA
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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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Abstract
Ovarian neoplasms composed predominantly or exclusively of small round cells with scant cytoplasm are relatively rare. However, there is a wide differential, and pathologists often struggle to make a correct diagnosis because of overlapping histologic features. Perhaps the best known of these neoplasms is ovarian small cell carcinoma of hypercalcemic type (OSCCHT), a tumor of unknown histogenesis. This may be confused with a wide range of neoplasms ranging from sex cord-stromal tumors (some of which may exhibit a small cell phenotype) to neoplasms in the family of small round blue cell tumors to various undifferentiated malignancies. A neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma, so-called small cell carcinoma of pulmonary type, may also arise within the ovary, and this may be a component of a typical ovarian surface epithelial-stromal tumor. In addition to the well-known family of small round blue cell tumors of childhood, other small cell neoplasms that may arise within the ovary or involve the ovary include intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor, metastatic small cell carcinoma, peripheral and central primitive neuroectodermal tumor, and endometrial stromal sarcoma. Malignant melanoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, and various germ cell tumors, especially dysgerminoma and immature teratoma, also on occasion enter into the differential diagnosis of an ovarian small cell neoplasm. In this review, the morphologic features of some of these neoplasms are described, as is the value of immunohistochemistry and other ancillary techniques in establishing a diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- W Glenn McCluggage
- Department of Pathology, Royal Group of Hospitals Trust, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BL, Northern Ireland.
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