Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Liver in a 13-year-old Boy: A Case Report / 대한소아소화기영양학회지
Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
; : 214-218, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-130307
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ABSTRACT
Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the liver is a rare disease with aggressive behavior and poor prognosis. We report a case of a PNET of the liver in a 13-year-old boy. The patient was admitted to the hospital with fever and abdominal pain. Abdominal CT and MRI revealed a 5.5 cm sized, septated, non-enhancing mass in the hepatic hilum. The patient was initially diagnosed with an inflammatory pseudotumor. Despite 9 days of antibiotic therapy, the patient's clinical symptoms did not improve. A liver biopsy was performed in the interest of formulating a differential diagnosis. This procedure revealed tumor cells positive for CD99 on immunohistochemistry. The patient was diagnosed with a PNET.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Biopsy
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Immunohistochemistry
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Abdominal Pain
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Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
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Rare Diseases
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fever
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Granuloma, Plasma Cell
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Liver
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article