Primitive neuroectodermal tumors are a group of rare, aggressive, and highly malignant embryonal tumors of unknown etiology of the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is a term for a group of small round cell tumors thought to be derived from fetal neuroectodermal precursor cells. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor is usually described as a tumor of children younger than 15 years and is very rare in adults. The article presents a short literature review and a rare case of a primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the central nervous system diagnosed in a 51-year-old woman.
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Ašmoniene, V., Skiriute, D., Gudinavičiene, I., Tamašauskas, Š., Skauminas, K., Deltuva, V. P., & Tamašauskas, A. (2011). A primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the central nervous system in a 51-year-old woman: A case report and literature review. Medicina, 47(8), 440–445. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina47080060
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