Huge peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the small bowel mesentery at nonage: A case report and review of the literature

Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (E-EWS/pPNET) is a rare aggressive malignant small round cell tumor. In this report, we present the case of a 15-year-old boy who suffered from acute abdominal pain accompanied by hematemesis and melena, and was eventually...

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Published inWorld journal of clinical cases Vol. 4; no. 9; pp. 306 - 309
Main Authors Liu, Zhe, Xu, Yuan-Hong, Ge, Chun-Lin, Long, Jin, Du, Rui-Xia, Guo, Ke-Jian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 16.09.2016
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Case Report
Small bowel mesentery
Extraskeletal Ewing’s sarcoma
Nonage
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Spontaneous rupture
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Summary:Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (E-EWS/pPNET) is a rare aggressive malignant small round cell tumor. In this report, we present the case of a 15-year-old boy who suffered from acute abdominal pain accompanied by hematemesis and melena, and was eventually diagnosed with E-EWS/pPNET. To date, there have been only five reported cases of E-EWS/pPNET of the small bowel including the patient in this report. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documentation of a pPNET of the small bowel mesentery at nonage. All these have made this report rare and significant.
Bibliography:Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of data, writing and revision of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Zhe Liu, MD, Department of Pancreatic Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Heping District, Nanjing Road No. 155, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China. liuzhe4321@126.com
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ISSN:2307-8960
2307-8960
DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v4.i9.306