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ReviewBMC research notes2016

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the spine: a case report and review of the literature.

Mouna Khmou, Abderrahmane Malihy, Najat Lamalmi, Lamia Rouas, Zaitouna Alhamany

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Review in BMC research notes, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mouna KhmouDepartment of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Ibn Sina bd Ibn Rochd, Souissi, 10100, Rabat, Morocco. mouna.khmou@yahoo.fr.
Abderrahmane MalihyDepartment of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Ibn Sina bd Ibn Rochd, Souissi, 10100, Rabat, Morocco.
Najat LamalmiDepartment of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Ibn Sina bd Ibn Rochd, Souissi, 10100, Rabat, Morocco.
Lamia RouasDepartment of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Ibn Sina bd Ibn Rochd, Souissi, 10100, Rabat, Morocco.
Zaitouna AlhamanyDepartment of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Ibn Sina bd Ibn Rochd, Souissi, 10100, Rabat, Morocco.
Mohammed V University · MACentre Hospitalier Ibn Sina · MA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors are extremely rare tumors in the spine; only 18 cases of extra-dural peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor cervical region have been reported. The aim of this report is to highlight the challenges in diagnosis and management of this condition. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of 5-year-old Moroccan boy, who presented with torticollis for 1 month. Computed tomography scan and Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine revealed an extradural, dumbbell-shaped mass with extra-spinal extension at the left C1-C6 level. Multiple biopsy specimens were obtained. Histological examination revealed a highly cellular neoplasm composed of diffuse sheets of tumor cells having monomorphic, round to oval, finely vesicular nuclei. Immunohistochemical findings confirmed the diagnosis of intraspinal peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor.

conclusionAfter this illustrative case, we review the literature on clinicopathological and therapeutic aspects. In practice, it is important to consider the diagnosis of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor in children and adolescents with an apparent soft-tissue mass located in the spine.

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12E7 AntigenChildHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, PeripheralSpinal Cord Neoplasms12E7 AntigenChildhoodExtra-duralPNETSpineTumors

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PMID27613377
PMCPMC5016941
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