CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2017; 06(03): 210-212
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1584597
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Extraneural Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Metastasis: An Adult Case Report

Nidhal Matar
1   Department of Neurological Surgery, Institut National de Neurologie, University el Manar, Faculté de Medicine de Tunis, Tunisie
,
Kamel Bahri
1   Department of Neurological Surgery, Institut National de Neurologie, University el Manar, Faculté de Medicine de Tunis, Tunisie
,
Jallel Kallel
1   Department of Neurological Surgery, Institut National de Neurologie, University el Manar, Faculté de Medicine de Tunis, Tunisie
,
Adnene Boubaker
1   Department of Neurological Surgery, Institut National de Neurologie, University el Manar, Faculté de Medicine de Tunis, Tunisie
,
Hafedh Jemel
1   Department of Neurological Surgery, Institut National de Neurologie, University el Manar, Faculté de Medicine de Tunis, Tunisie
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Publikationsverlauf

10. April 2015

04. April 2016

Publikationsdatum:
09. Juni 2017 (online)

Abstract

Extraneural metastases of supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) are very rare and have been reported in only sporadic cases. We present a patient with supratentorial PNET metastasizing to the lung, diagnosed 4 months after cerebral surgery.

 
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