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| Year : 2016 | Volume
: 11
| Issue : 4 | Page : 351-354 |
Primary intraspinal extradural primitive neuroectodermal tumor: A rare case
Shrikant V Rege, Jitendra Tadghare, Harshad Patil, Sharadendu Narayan
Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Harshad Patil
Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore - 452 010, Madhya Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.199460
Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are aggressive childhood malignancies and are difficult to treat. Primary intraspinal PNETs are rare. These patients have poor prognosis with short survival time even after surgery and chemoradiation. As there are no standard guidelines exist for the management of these tumors, a multidisciplinary approach has been employed with varying success. According to the review of literature, only few cases of primary intraspinal extradural PNETs have been reported. Herein, author has described a case of intraspinal, extradural PNET.
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