Title of article
Unilateral Renal Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)
Author/Authors
Taghizadeh Kermani Ali نويسنده Surgical Oncology Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Ghorbani Hamidreza نويسنده Department of Urology, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran , Javadinia Seyed Alireza نويسنده Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Javadinia Seyed Alireza , Gharib Masoumeh نويسنده Faculty of Medicine,Mashhad University of Medical Sciences,Mashhad,Iran , Gharibdoost Zeinab نويسنده Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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4
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Abstract
[Introduction]Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of kidney is a rare clinical condition. We report a young girl with PNET of kidney.[Case Presentation]A 14-year-old female presented with chronic flank pain. Imaging studies revealed a huge renal mass with left renal vein thrombosis. Histopathological findings were consistent with PNET, which was later confirmed by immunohistochemistry and she received adjuvant chemotherapy.[Conclusions]PNET is a rare clinical condition in urology and it should be considered in young patients with a renal mass, especially when it is huge. Treatment plan includes radical nephrectomy along with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2411198
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