Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors of Brain in Childhood: Literature Review and the M. D. Anderson Experience

1981 ◽  
pp. 215-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Knapp ◽  
Daisy Francini ◽  
Jan Van Eys ◽  
Ayten Cangir
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Neuroectodermal Tumors

Analysis of Clinical, Imaging, and Pathologic Features of 36 Patients with Primary Intraspinal Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors: A Case Series and Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefeng Wei ◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Zimu Song ◽  
Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Subtotal Resection ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Pathologic Features ◽  
Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background and Study Aims Primary intraspinal primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) account for ∼0.4% of all intraspinal tumors, but information about these tumors in the medical literature is limited to single case reports. We report four cases of primary intraspinal PNETs and present a systematic literature review of the reported cases. Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the clinical data of 4 patients with primary intraspinal PNETs who underwent neurosurgical treatment at our clinic between January 2013 and January 2020, and of 32 cases reported in the literature. Results The female-to-male ratio was 2.6:1. The mean patient age was 21.42 ± 15.76 years (range: 1–60 years), and patients <36 years of age accounted for 83.30% of the study cohort. Progressive limb weakness and numbness were the chief symptoms (accounting for ∼55.6%). The mean complaint duration was 0.89 ± 0.66 months for males and 2.72 ± 3.82 months for females (p = 0.028). Epidural (41.7%) was the most common site, and thoracic (47.3%) was the most frequent location. Most PNETs were peripheral, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance was isointense or mildly hypointense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. Homogeneous contrast enhancement was observed. The 1-year survival rate of patients who underwent chemoradiation after total or subtotal lesion resection was better compared with patients who did not undergo chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or total or subtotal resection. The modality of treatment was associated with survival time (p = 0.007). Conclusion Primary intraspinal PNETs mainly occur in young people with a female preponderance. In patients with a rapid loss of lower limb muscle strength and large intraspinal lesions on MRI, PNETs should be considered. Surgical resection and adjuvant radio chemotherapy are key prognostic factors.

scholarly journals Benefit of Sunitinib in the treatment of pulmonary primitive neuroectodermal tumors: a case report and literature review

Oncotarget ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (52) ◽  
pp. 87543-87551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunhui Zhang ◽  
Jingchun Zhang ◽  
Guangyu Wang ◽  
Jiajia Xu ◽  
Yanlin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Neuroectodermal Tumors

Alternative EWS-FLI1 fusion gene and MIC2 expression in peripheral and central primitive neuroectodermal tumors

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuaki Ishii ◽  
Hiroaki Hiraga ◽  
Yutaka Sawamura ◽  
Yumiko Shinohe ◽  
Kazuo Nagashima
Keyword(s):  
Fusion Gene ◽  
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Neuroectodermal Tumors

scholarly journals PATH-08. THE IMPORTANCE OF RE-DIAGNOSIS OF TUMORS PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED AS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PRIMITIVE NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii426-iii426
Author(s):  
Naohide Fujita ◽  
Osamu Akiyama ◽  
Akihide Kondo
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Sanger Sequence ◽  
Embryonal Brain ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Abstract BACKGROUND The recent molecular analyses have revealed that central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumors (CNS PNETs) those having clusters of small round tumor cells are genetically different tumors. However, the concepts of CNS PNET are complicated, and it is difficult to diagnose them appropriately in clinical field. To overcome this difficulty, we reviewed previous studies associated with CNS PNETs, and carried out several approaches, those are relatively easy access to use in clinics, for our 8 samples of embryonal brain tumors diagnosed CNS PNETs in our institution, initially. METHODS We used in combination with immunohistochemistry (IHC), Sanger sequence, Pyrosequence, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), real time PCR and copy number analysis referring recent reports. RESULTS In terms of the diagnosis three out of 8 cases were changed based on the results in this study from previous diagnoses. CONCLUSION In this review, it seemed that either the histopathological evaluation or molecular analyses would be not enough to make accurate diagnosis of CNS embryonal brain tumors, and it is essential to combine both of them including recent comprehensive analysis methods.

Cisplatin in the treatment of recurrent childhood primary brain tumors.

1988 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
R W Walker ◽  
J C Allen
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cell Tumor ◽  
Overall Response Rate ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Primary Brain Tumors ◽  
Overall Response ◽  
Neuroectodermal Tumors

Thirty-three patients were treated with intravenous (IV) cisplatin (CPDD) of whom 32 were considered evaluable. There were 14 medulloblastomas, five primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET), nine gliomas, three ependymomas, and one germ cell tumor. The overall response rate was 13 of 32 (41%). Eleven responses (five complete [CR], five partial [PR], one mixed [MR]) were noted in the patients with medulloblastoma. The response rate within this group was 79%. Toxicity was tolerable, although it precluded further therapy in five patients.

scholarly journals Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the esophagus with metastasis in the pineal gland

2019 ◽  
Vol 07 (09) ◽  
pp. E1163-E1165
Author(s):  
Leonardo Blas Jhon ◽  
Paloma Sánchez-Fayos ◽  
Maria Jesus Martín Relloso ◽  
Daniel Calero Barón ◽  
Juan Carlos Porres Cubero
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pineal Gland ◽  
Disease Progression ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor ◽  
Malignant Neoplasms ◽  
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
First Case ◽  
Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Treatment

AbstractPrimitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) are very rare tumors that belong to a family of malignant neoplasms of tiny round cells which are derived from the neural crest. This report discusses a rare case of an adult woman with esophageal PNET, confirmed by immunohistochemistry, that presented with metastasis to the pineal gland. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a PNET with these features. Despite surgery and chemotherapeutic treatment, our case has shown disease progression.

scholarly journals Somatic mutations ofWNT/wingless signaling pathway components in primitive neuroectodermal tumors

2001 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arend Koch ◽  
Anke Waha ◽  
J�rg C. Tonn ◽  
Nils S�rensen ◽  
Frank Berthold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Somatic Mutations ◽  
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Neuroectodermal Tumors ◽  
Wingless Signaling
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