TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital cns primitive neuroectodermal tumor
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Mitchell, D.
AU - Rojiani, A. M.
AU - Richards, D.
AU - Yachnis, A. T.
AU - Powell, S. Z.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - A 30-week gestational age male fetus was found to have a congenital neoplasm involving the posterior cranial fossa, identified by fetal ultrasound examination in utero. Histological and immunohistochemical examination confirmed a diagnosis of primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the posterior fossa, also referred to as medulloblastoma. Although PNETs have been well documented, there are relatively few reports of these occurring as congenital neoplasms. We present a case of an in utero, congenital PNET with a review of the literature and discussion of the criteria defining congenital tumors..
AB - A 30-week gestational age male fetus was found to have a congenital neoplasm involving the posterior cranial fossa, identified by fetal ultrasound examination in utero. Histological and immunohistochemical examination confirmed a diagnosis of primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the posterior fossa, also referred to as medulloblastoma. Although PNETs have been well documented, there are relatively few reports of these occurring as congenital neoplasms. We present a case of an in utero, congenital PNET with a review of the literature and discussion of the criteria defining congenital tumors..
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U2 - 10.3109/15513819509027031
DO - 10.3109/15513819509027031
M3 - Article
C2 - 8705205
AN - SCOPUS:0028802215
SN - 1551-3815
VL - 15
SP - 949
EP - 956
JO - Fetal and Pediatric Pathology
JF - Fetal and Pediatric Pathology
IS - 6
ER -