Primary primitive neuro-ectodermal tumour of the lung.
A case of intrapulmonary primitive neuro-ectodermal tumour (PNET) without thoracic wall involvement is presented in a 33-year-old man. PNET of the thoracopulmonary region, also called Askin tumour, is a rare undifferentiated sarcoma usually involving the thoracic wall. Primary intrapulmonary PNET without parietal pleura or thoracic wall involvement is very rare. The correlation between anatomo-pathological aspects and clinical imaging is emphasized, which is discussed in the light of the most recent literature.
Verfaillie
G
G
Department of Thoracic Surgery, UZ Brussel, Jette, Belgium. guy.verfaillie@az.vub.ac.be
Hoorens
A
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Lamote
J
J
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed