Open AccessPrimary spinal intramedullary primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Author(s) -
Aparna Harbhajanka,
Manjula Jain,
Satwanti Kapoor
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.97631
Subject(s) - primitive neuroectodermal tumor , intramedullary rod , medicine , spinal cord neoplasm , pathology , neuroepithelial cell , neuroectodermal tumor , spinal cord , anatomy , biology , immunohistochemistry , genetics , stem cell , neural stem cell , psychiatry
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.