Unilateral Renal Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)
| Author | Ali Taghizadeh Kermani | en |
| Author | Hamidreza Ghorbani | en |
| Author | Masoumeh Gharib | en |
| Author | Zeinab Gharibdoost | en |
| Author | Seyed Alireza Javadinia | en |
| Orcid | Masoumeh Gharib [0000-0003-2501-2684] | en |
| Orcid | Seyed Alireza Javadinia [0000-0003-2467-837X] | en |
| Issued Date | 2017-10-31 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of kidney is a rare clinical condition. We report a young girl with PNET of kidney. Case Presentation: A 14-year-old female presented with chronic flank pain. Imaging studies revealed a huge renal mass with left renal vein thrombosis. Histopathological findings were consistent with PNET, which was later confirmed by immunohistochemistry and she received adjuvant chemotherapy. Conclusions: PNET is a rare clinical condition in urology and it should be considered in young patients with a renal mass, especially when it is huge. Treatment plan includes radical nephrectomy along with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijcm.7409 | en |
| Keyword | Extra Skeletal PNET | en |
| Keyword | Small Round Cell Tumor | en |
| Keyword | Kidney Tumor | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Unilateral Renal Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET) | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |