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  • Title: Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the lung with pericardial extension: a case report.
    Author: Shah Mohd Shah A, Mohamed Z, Abdullah A, Abdul Malek PM, Saidin N, Maskon O.
    Journal: Cardiovasc Pathol; 2007; 16(6):351-3. PubMed ID: 18005874.
    Abstract:
    A 16-year-old student presented with a 4-week history of progressive shortness of breath, loss of appetite, and occasional blood-tinged sputum. The chest X-ray revealed massive right-sided pleural effusion with cardiomegaly. An echocardiogram revealed a large pericardial mass with massive pericardial effusion. Subsequent computed tomography of the thorax revealed a large heterogeneous mass in the right lung with extension into the pericardium. Lung biopsy revealed primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) with small round blue cells, Homer-Wright rosettes, and CD99 positivity. We discuss pericardial metastases of PNET and its implication in this patient.
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