Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor/Ewing Sarcoma Presenting with Pulmonary Nodular Lesions

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) belong to the same family of malignant, small, round cell neoplasms of soft tissue or bone origin. EWS-PNETs that arise in the lung parenchyma involvement are extremely rare in adults. A case of a 32-year-old male presenting with chest...

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Published in:Case reports in oncological medicine 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-5
Main Authors: Ekin, Selami, Sunnetcioglu, Aysel, Bulut, Gülay, Sayir, Fuat, Aşker, Selvi, Yavuz, Alpaslan
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Language:English
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Summary:Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) belong to the same family of malignant, small, round cell neoplasms of soft tissue or bone origin. EWS-PNETs that arise in the lung parenchyma involvement are extremely rare in adults. A case of a 32-year-old male presenting with chest pain and diffuse pulmonary nodules on chest X-ray and diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma-PNETs will be presented here.
ISSN:2090-6706
2090-6714
DOI:10.1155/2015/957239