First Description of a Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Arising in the Nose

We report the case of a 12-year-old girl, who consulted us with one-year history of an 8 mm nose lesion that was painless and firm upon palpation. The lesion was resected conservatively. Immunohistochemistry was in favor of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)/Ewing’s sarcoma lesion, excluding e...

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Main Authors: Habib Rizk, Aline Khazzaka, Amer Sebaaly, Maguy Cherfan, Roland Tomb, Riad Sarkis
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/512416
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description We report the case of a 12-year-old girl, who consulted us with one-year history of an 8 mm nose lesion that was painless and firm upon palpation. The lesion was resected conservatively. Immunohistochemistry was in favor of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)/Ewing’s sarcoma lesion, excluding epithelial, lymphoid, and other tumors. After a second resection, our patient was referred to chemotherapy and has already undergone 9 cycles out of 14. The patient is to date with no evidence of persistent or recurrent disease. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a PNET arising in the nose.
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spelling doaj-art-c598361e73854ebba6e5679897aa175f2025-02-03T01:30:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/512416512416First Description of a Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Arising in the NoseHabib Rizk0Aline Khazzaka1Amer Sebaaly2Maguy Cherfan3Roland Tomb4Riad Sarkis5Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, LebanonSurgical Research Laboratory, Saint Joseph University Medical School, Medical Sciences Campus, B.P. 11-5076, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2180, LebanonDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, LebanonPathology Department, National Institute of Pathology, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Dermatology, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of General Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, LebanonWe report the case of a 12-year-old girl, who consulted us with one-year history of an 8 mm nose lesion that was painless and firm upon palpation. The lesion was resected conservatively. Immunohistochemistry was in favor of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)/Ewing’s sarcoma lesion, excluding epithelial, lymphoid, and other tumors. After a second resection, our patient was referred to chemotherapy and has already undergone 9 cycles out of 14. The patient is to date with no evidence of persistent or recurrent disease. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a PNET arising in the nose.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/512416
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