Late onset of primary pulmonary primitive neuroectodermal tumor: A case report


BAŞGÖZ B. B., Aydin A., İNCE S., Demirci I., Özcan A.

Clujul Medical, cilt.90, sa.4, ss.449-452, 2017 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 90 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15386/cjmed-765
  • Dergi Adı: Clujul Medical
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.449-452
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lung, Neoadjuvant therapy, Neuroectodermal tumor, Primitive
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Lungs are one of most metastatic areas for primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET), however primary pulmonary PNET is extremely rare. Here we present a case of a 58-year-old male patient with a tumor in the right lung that originated from the lung but not from chest wall. Patient was diagnosed with PNET following histological and immunohistochemical examination of CT-guided percutaneous tru-cut needle biopsy and no distant metastasis were detected in PET-CT scan. As advised recently in published literature, surgical resection following neoadjuvant chemotherapy protocol is preferred in the treatment of our patient as it has better success of complete resection leading to higher 5-year survival rates. Although primary pulmonary PNET is uncommon, it should be taken into account and complete surgical resection should be aimed as treatment to achieve higher survival rates.