PNET with neuroendocrine differentiation of the lung: Report of an unusual entity

• Published in: International journal of surgical pathology Vol. 22; no. 5; p. 427
• Main Authors: Barroca, Helena, Souto Moura, Conceição, Lopes, José Manuel, Lisboa, Susana, Teixeira, Manuel R, Damasceno, Margarida, Bastos, Pedro, Sobrinho-Simões, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2014
• Subjects: Antigens, CD - metabolism; Biomarkers, Tumor - metabolism; Female; Humans; Keratins - metabolism; Lung Neoplasms - metabolism; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive - metabolism; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive - pathology; Vimentin - metabolism; Young Adult; lung cancer; neuroendocrine carcinoma; small round cell tumor; EWSR1; FLI1; Ewing’s sarcoma/PNET

Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) has been the subject of recent reports describing morphologic variants (adamantinoma-like, large cell, spindle cell, sclerosing, clear cell, and vascular-like) of the most classic form, as well as cases displaying unusual morphologic differ...