PNET presenting as Isolated cervical adenopathy a rare case report
Journal: University Journal of Medicine and Medical Specialities (Vol.4, No. 4)Publication Date: 2018-10-03
Authors : VIJITH VITTAL SHETTY;
Page : 119-120
Keywords : PNET; ISOLATED CERVICAL ADENOPATHY;
Abstract
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor outside the central nervous system is mostly found within the deep soft tissue of the extremities and the paravertebral areas. The peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET), first recognized by Arthur Purdy Stout in 1918, is a member of the family of small round-cell tumors.1.Most of these tumors are diagnosed before the age of 35 years, with a slight male preponderance2.Although PNETs can occur in numerous solid-tissue structures, such as the kidney, ovary, vagina, testis, uterus, cervix uteri, urinary bladder, parotid gland, heart, lung, rectum, pancreas, and gall bladder, it is an extremely rare tumor entity.3however, primary PNET of a isolated supraclavicular lymph node, without a primary site, to our knowledge , has not been reported. This case is being presented for the rarity
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