Clinical, pathological, and imaging characteristics of primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the spine

Hong Guobin; Gu Lingjing; Ding Xianglian; Song Liqing; Peng Hong; Xu Qilan

doi:10.5152/dir.2013.13061

Clinical, pathological, and imaging characteristics of primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the spine

Diagn Interv Radiol. 2014 Mar-Apr;20(2):168-71. doi: 10.5152/dir.2013.13061.

Authors

Hong Guobin¹, Gu Lingjing, Ding Xianglian, Song Liqing, Peng Hong, Xu Qilan

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Radiology (H.G. e-mail: honggb2003@163.com, G.L., D.X., S.L., P.H., X.Q.), Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China; the Department of Radiology (G.L.), Zhuhai People's Hospital, Third Affiliated Hospital, Ji'nan University, Zhuhai, China.

Abstract

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) located in the spine are extremely rare, and information concerning these tumors in the medical literature is limited to single case reports. This pictorial essay presents the clinical, pathological, and imaging characteristics of PNET of the spine.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Female
Humans
Male
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / diagnosis*
Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Young Adult