title: Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the pulmonary hilum in an adult.
abstract: A rare case of a thoracic primitive neuroectodermal tumor in an adult is presented. In this case, the aggressive, rapid progression characteristic of the disease was evident.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, California, USA.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Omari
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: French
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed