Primary pleural primitive neuroendocrine tumor: A rare entity
| Autor: | Deepak Kumar Prajapat, Mayuri Johari, Deepak Talwar, Arjun Khanna |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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lcsh:RC705-779
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Malignant pleural effusion business.industry Pleural effusion medicine.medical_treatment Definitive Therapy Rare entity primary pleural tumor lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system respiratory system medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Symptom relief Malignant Small Round Cell medicine Radiology Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy business primitive neuro-endocrine tumor Pleurodesis |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 81-83 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2320-9089 2320-8775 |
| Popis: | The rare primitive neuro-ectodermal tumors (PNET) are classically described as tumors of the airways that can metastasize to the pleura. We describe here, a rare case of a PNET originating from the pleura in a 52-year-old, nonsmoker female. The patient presented with clinical features of a right sided pleural effusion. Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy revealed malignant small round cell proliferation consistent with PNET, and the final diagnosis was confirmed by immune-histochemical analysis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy, contrast enhanced computed tomography chest, and positron emission tomography scan did not reveal any primary lung lesion. The patient underwent pleurodesis for symptom relief but refused any definitive therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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