Renal primitive neuroectodermal tumor. The first case series from Syria

ABSTRACT: Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) mainly arises from soft tissues of the extremities such as humerus, femur, C tibia. It rarely arises from kidney; less than 200 cases have been reported in the literature. The clinical presentation and radiography findings are not specific. Here we first report two cases of renal primitive neuroectodermal tumor in Syria. the first patient was 26-year-old- female that presented to urology clinic complaining of right flank pain. Ultrasonography of the abdomen showed a large mixed heterogeneous mass in the right kidney with no hemorrhage or calcification and MSCT of abdomen and pelvis demonstrate a mixed well-demarcated heterogeneous mass measuring (74*117) mm in the right kidney right radical nephrectomy was performed. The second patient 19-year-old-mal

SUBMITTER: Al Mousa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9577866 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature