Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Arising From the Kidney
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor is a type of sarcoma that occurs in the first two decades of life. It usually appears as a soft-tissue mass in the chest wall and paraspinal region. This tumor has been said to be the soft-tissue equivalent of the Ewing sarcoma and malignant small cell tumor of the thoracopulmonary region. It usually arises from tissue of the chest wall and thoracopulmonary paraspinous musculature. Such a tumor arising from the kidney is quite rare, and few cases have been reported. The treatment is surgical removal and combined radiation and chemotherapy. The case described here is that of primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising from the kidney in a 25-year-old woman who had abdominal pain and a mass. This case is a rare presentation of this tumor as an organ-based neoplasm.
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor is a type of sarcoma that occurs in the first two decades of life. It usually appears as a soft-tissue mass in the chest wall and paraspinal region. This tumor has been said to be the soft-tissue equivalent of the Ewing sarcoma and malignant small cell tumor of the thoracopulmonary region. It usually arises from tissue of the chest wall and thoracopulmonary paraspinous musculature. Such a tumor arising from the kidney is quite rare, and few cases have been reported. The treatment is surgical removal and combined radiation and chemotherapy. The case described here is that of primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising from the kidney in a 25-year-old woman who had abdominal pain and a mass. This case is a rare presentation of this tumor as an organ-based neoplasm.
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