| Renal primitive neuroectodermal tumour in childhood: Case report and review of literature. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21749811 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET) is presumed to be of neural crest origin, mostly presenting as bone or soft tissue masses. It usually occurs in the trunk or axial skeleton; while renal PNET is considered an extremely rare tumour. We report a case of 11-year-old male who presented with right flank pain and gross hematuria after suffering blunt trauma. During investigations, he was found to have a large renal mass on computed tomography. He underwent a right radical nephrectomy where the pathology report showed PNET of the kidney. The patient received chemotherapy afterwards. Despite the chemotherapy, he had a local tumour recurrence 3 months after and continued to deteriorate and developed distant metastasis. Primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the kidney is a distinct and rare entity. It is very aggressive, with a poor survival despite combined modality treatment. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Maeed Asiri; Ahmed Al-Sayyad |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada Volume: 4 ISSN: 1911-6470 ISO Abbreviation: Can Urol Assoc J Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-07-13 Completed Date: 2011-07-14 Revised Date: 2011-08-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 101312644 Medline TA: Can Urol Assoc J Country: Canada |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: E158-60 Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Urology, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
| Comments/Corrections | |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Mucoid cyst of the penis: Case report and literature review.
Next Document: Hemorrhagic shock secondary to spontaneous rupture of a non-secretory adrenal cortical tumour: A cas...