An Incidentaloma: Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Thymus
After presenting for a routine screening exam, and 57-year-old man was diagnosed with an incidentaloma—a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the thymus. A member of the Ewing sarcoma family of tumors, a PNET is typically regarded as a malignancy of childhood and adolescence, usually occurring...
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| description | After presenting for a routine screening exam, and 57-year-old man was diagnosed with an incidentaloma—a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the thymus. A member of the Ewing sarcoma family of tumors, a PNET is typically regarded as a malignancy of childhood and adolescence, usually occurring in the central nervous system. In the case at hand, our patient had an extremely unusual presentation, given his age and tumor location. Initial presentation is the only predictor for long-term survival. Current treatment recommendations advocate complete surgical resection whenever possible, radiation therapy, and adjuvant versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4210e53c6cf540758ab9f30c69dbdf342025-08-20T02:37:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/407523407523An Incidentaloma: Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the ThymusSuzanne M. Smith0Abigail Berniker1Stephen B. Iorfido2Department of Internal Medicine, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, 1500 Lansdowne Avenue, Darby, PA 19023, USADepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby, PA 19023, USAPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USAAfter presenting for a routine screening exam, and 57-year-old man was diagnosed with an incidentaloma—a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the thymus. A member of the Ewing sarcoma family of tumors, a PNET is typically regarded as a malignancy of childhood and adolescence, usually occurring in the central nervous system. In the case at hand, our patient had an extremely unusual presentation, given his age and tumor location. Initial presentation is the only predictor for long-term survival. Current treatment recommendations advocate complete surgical resection whenever possible, radiation therapy, and adjuvant versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/407523 |
| spellingShingle | Suzanne M. Smith Abigail Berniker Stephen B. Iorfido An Incidentaloma: Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Thymus Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | An Incidentaloma: Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Thymus |
| title_full | An Incidentaloma: Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Thymus |
| title_fullStr | An Incidentaloma: Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Thymus |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Incidentaloma: Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Thymus |
| title_short | An Incidentaloma: Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Thymus |
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