A Case of a Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Detected from a Duodenal Metastasis.
- Author:
Sung Hyung HA
1
;
Young Woon CHANG
;
Sang Wook LEE
;
Jae Young JANG
;
Seok Ho DONG
;
Hyo Jong KIM
;
Byung Ho KIM
;
Rin CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cywgi@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor;
Ovary;
Duodenal metastasis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Duodenum;
Endoscopy;
Extremities;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Neural Crest;
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive;
Ovary;
Prognosis;
Sarcoma, Ewing
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2009;38(6):356-359
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) belongs to the Ewing's sarcoma family and is a malignant small round cell tumor of neural crest origin. The most common site of an extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma is in the soft tissue of the body and extremities. A PNET in the ovary is uncommon. A PNET in the ovary is most often found with a metastasis and the prognosis is poor. The diagnosis of this tumor is confirmed following a pathohistological examination of tissue obtained after an open biopsy or surgery, but no case of a PNET has been diagnosed by the use of endoscopy in Korea. We present a case of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the ovary, which metastasized to the duodenum as diagnosed by use of an endoscopic biopsy in a 32-year-old woman who presented with abdominal discomfort.
