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9130994

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are rare lesions that form part of the Ewing family of tumors, which includes osseous and extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma and Askins tumor of the thorax. All are characterized by translocations involving the EWS gene at 22q12, usually the translocation t(11;22)(q24;12). PNETs usually occur in soft tissues but occasionally arise within a visceral organ. We describe a PNET of the kidney that showed characteristic microscopic and immunohistochemical appearances of a small, round, dark blue cell tumor with focal rosette formation and strong membrane positivity for the MIC2 gene product. Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization on touch imprints prepared from frozen tissue using cosmid probes flanking the EWS gene at 22q12 and the FLI1 gene at 11q24 indicated the presence of t(11; = +22)(q24; = +q12), confirming the diagnosis of PNET. This is the first reported PNET of the kidney supported by cytogenetic analysis. We also review the literature on this fascinating tumor in this unusual location.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0147-5185
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
461-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
pubmed:affiliation
Morbid Anatomy Department, Royal Hospitals Trust, Whitechapel, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't