title: Precocious puberty because of a pancreatic neuroectodermal tumor.
abstract: Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are uncommon, representing approximately 1% of all sarcomas. Pancreatic PNETs have been reported only 12 times in the literature. This report presents the first case of a patient with a PNET exhibiting precocious puberty. The clinical presentation, surgical management, and pathology of this rare pancreatic PNET found in a 2-year-old girl with precocious puberty are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Wichita, KS 67214, USA.
authors.forename: Warren P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Schutte
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D005047:Etoposide; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin