Open AccessPNET of the Abdominal Wall: A Rare Presentation
Author(s) -
Srikanth Soma,
Sanath Kumar Shetty,
Shriram Bhat
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14562.6321
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , histopathology , medicine , neuroectodermal tumor , soft tissue , abdominal wall , primitive neuroectodermal tumor , adjuvant therapy , pathology , anatomy , sarcoma , surgery , chemotherapy
Primitive neuroectodermal tumours (PNETs) are a malignant group of neoplasms and are neuroectodermal in origin. In most large series published to date, peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumours usually present in the second decade of life, with a slight male preponderance. Those which occurs peripherally resemble soft tissue sarcomas. Peripheral PNET is rare in presentation and of which only few cases involving the soft tissues of the abdominal wall have been reported. We present a case affecting a young female who presented to us with a progressively enlarging swelling involving the anterior abdominal wall. She underwent wide excision followed by adjuvant therapy based on final histopathology report.