Scrotal Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Author(s) -
Sandra BaleatoGonzález,
Maria Gabriela Tirapu-de-Sagrario,
Elena Pintos-Martínez,
Roberto GarcíaFigueiras
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1159/000447231
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , primitive neuroectodermal tumor , sarcoma , neuroectoderm , neuroectodermal tumor , ewing's sarcoma , pelvic cavity , scrotum , radiology , fli1 , pathology , anatomy , mesoderm , chromosomal translocation , biochemistry , chemistry , embryonic stem cell , gene
The peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (pPNET) is a rare malignant tumor originating from neuroectoderm that usually occurs in children or adolescent and is frequently located in the extremities, chest cavity, pelvic cavity and chest wall. We present a rare case of an 84-year-old man with a history of pPNET in the scrotal sac, to our knowledge not previously published in the literature. The presence of a large irreducible mass in the inguinal sac forced to exclude a tumor. Ultrasound and MRI are very useful modalities to assess the location of the mass, its dependency from any organ and the tumoral internal structure. Molecular imaging with the detection of EWS-FLI1 fusion transcripts is useful for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma/pPNETs.
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