Uterine primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Arch Iran Med. 2015 Apr;18(4):260-2.

Abstract

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors are fairly rare in uterus. A case of uterine body primitive neuroectodermal tumor in a 32-year-old Iranian woman is presented. The patient was admitted with abdominal pain and fever and underwent emergency exploratory surgery with total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic lymph node dissection. Posterior wall of the uterus was necrotic and ruptured and a huge tumor disrupted the uterine body. The tumor was strongly positive for CD99, NSE, and chromogranin; No reaction was seen for CD10, CD45 and myogenin. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an uterine body primitive neuroectodermal tumor and the second report of uterine primitive neuroectodermal tumor from Iran.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biomarkers
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / pathology*
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / therapy
  • Ovariectomy
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / therapy
  • Uterus / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers