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Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix confirmed with molecular analysis in a 23-year-old woman: A case report.

TitlePrimary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the cervix confirmed with molecular analysis in a 23-year-old woman: A case report.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsMasoura, S., Kourtis A., Kalogiannidis I., Kotoula V., Anagnostou E., Angelidou S., & Agorastos T.
JournalPathol Res Pract
Volume208
Issue4
Pagination245-9
Date Published2012 Apr 15
ISSN1618-0631
KeywordsCervix Uteri, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, Combined Modality Therapy, DNA, Neoplasm, Fatal Outcome, Female, Humans, Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Oncogene Proteins, Fusion, Pathology, Molecular, Proto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1, RNA-Binding Protein EWS, Translocation, Genetic, Tumor Markers, Biological, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Young Adult
Abstract

Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET) of the genital tract is very rare, especially in the cervix. A case report of a young woman with a diagnosis of PNET originating from the uterine cervix is presented here. A 23-year-old woman presented with abnormal uterine bleeding and sharp lower abdominal pain of two months duration. CT and MRI of the abdomen and thorax revealed the presence of a large mass in the uterine cervix, enlarged pelvic lymph nodes and broncho-pulmonary infiltrations with regional nodes. Pathological examination of the tumor revealed a malignant neoplasm composed predominantly of small cells, immunohistochemically positive for CD99, vimentin and c-Kit. Molecular testing demonstrated the expression of EWS/FLI1 fusion transcripts corresponding to the t(11;22)(q24;q12) translocation, which confirmed the diagnosis of PNET of the uterine cervix. Despite surgical excision and administration of the first cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy, the patient died from multiple-organ failure and cardiac arrest. PNET arising from the genital tract, especially in the uterine cervix, is very rare and presents a diagnostic challenge. A timely confirmation with molecular analysis is essential for the diagnosis of such a tumor at an unusual site as in the present case.

DOI10.1016/j.prp.2012.01.004
Alternate JournalPathol. Res. Pract.
PubMed ID22365564

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