title: A large and metastatic primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney.
abstract: Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the kidney is rare. Mostly patients with renal PNET are young adults and the survival rates are poor. Although radiological and pathological investigations, differential diagnosis from other kidney tumours is very difficult. The treatment is often delayed because of difficulties with diagnosis. In most cases of renal PNET, as in this case, prognosis is poor. Particularly, in young adults with large renal masses, it must be diagnosed and treatment should be started immediately.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurullah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamidi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Barış
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Esen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hale
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kıvrak
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sertçelik
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Gülpınar
keywords: Kidney; primitive neuroectodermal tumor; survival rate