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Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumours other than neuroblastoma

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Paediatric Neoplasia

Part of the book series: Current Histopathology ((CUHI,volume 22))

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These are extracranial neoplasms arising generally in soft tissues and displaying a primitive microscopic structure in which evidence of neural differentiation is demonstrated. The light microscopic features resemble those of many small-cell tumours, but more especially sympathetic neuroblastoma or Ewing’s sarcomal . Their precise origin is unclear, and they may arise from a pluripotential stem cell. either of embryonic neural crest or mesenchymal origin2. Entities that qualify for inclusion in this category continue to increase in number and complexity1.

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Variend, S. (1993). Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumours other than neuroblastoma. In: Paediatric Neoplasia. Current Histopathology, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2224-5_7

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