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Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 5/2011

01-05-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Giant peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the mons pubis: a case report

Authors: Daghan Isik, Zehra Kurdoglu, Suleyman Ozen, Lutfi Tekes, Safak Aktar, Bekir Atik

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 5/2011

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Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are high grade malignant neoplasms and classified within the small round (blue) cell tumors. They occur more commonly in bone and deep soft tissue than in the skin and subcutaneous tissue [1]. Less than 50 PNET cases originating from the skin have been reported to date [2]. Although the most common localizations in the female genital tract are the ovary and the uterus, primitive neuroectodermal tumors develop rarely in the vagina, cervix, and the vulva [3]. The current reported case is a patient with a huge PNET extending from the vulva to the lower abdomen. …
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Metadata
Title
Giant peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the mons pubis: a case report
Authors
Daghan Isik
Zehra Kurdoglu
Suleyman Ozen
Lutfi Tekes
Safak Aktar
Bekir Atik
Publication date
01-05-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1695-7

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