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SUBMITTER: Gachechiladze M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4289161 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gachechiladze Mariam M Skarda Josef J Ibrahim Maha M Tichý Tomáš T Flodr Patrik P Latálová Pavla P Ehrmann Jiří J Trojanec Radek R Kolář Zdenek Z
World journal of surgical oncology 20141205
Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are extremely rare in the lung and especially in adult women. We describe a case of PNET of the lung with aggressive behavior in 31-year-old woman. Diagnosis was based on histopathological and immunohistochemical studies, and confirmed by molecular genetic analysis of chromosome rearrangements in the EWSR1 gene region. Clinical follow-up, post-mortem findings, and differential diagnosis are also discussed. ...[more]