Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the liver: a case report and review of the literature

Margarida Marques; Helder Cardoso; Helena Barroca; Joanne Lopes; Guilherme Macedo

doi:10.1016/j.gastrohep.2011.06.004

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the liver: a case report and review of the literature

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Nov;34(9):611-3. doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2011.06.004. Epub 2011 Oct 27.

Authors

Margarida Marques¹, Helder Cardoso, Helena Barroca, Joanne Lopes, Guilherme Macedo

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology Department, Hospital São João, Porto, Portugal. mgmarques@net.sapo.pt

PMID: 22035645
DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2011.06.004

Abstract

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET) is a malignant mesenchymal tumour. Although PNETs can occur in numerous solid organs, it is an extremely rare tumour entity, specially involving the liver. We report a 19-year-old boy with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection who was diagnosed with a primary PNET of the liver.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Liver Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Male
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral* / diagnosis
Young Adult