title: Primary spinal intramedullary primitive neuroectodermal tumor.
abstract: Though primitive neuroectodermal tumor has been considered to arise from a neoplastic transformation of primitive neuroepithelial cells with propensity to involve any part of the central nervous system, a primary intramedullary spinal primitive neuroectodermal tumor is very unusual. The authors describe a case of an 18-year-old female with conus intramedullary tumor diagnosed to be primary spinal primitive neuroectodermal tumor following histopathological examination after surgery. The diagnosis of such a tumor is very crucial as the management strategies for these are relatively unclear and are associated with a poorer outcome compared to the other common intramedullary spinal tumors.
authors: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors: Aparna
authors: A
authors: Harbhajanka
authors: Manjula
authors: M
authors: Jain
authors: Sudhir K
authors: SK
authors: Kapoor