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Primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the chest wall

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A 30-year-old woman developed a cough and a mass over her posterior left ribs in February 1993. She was otherwise well, with no relevant past medical or family history, and was not investigated at this time as she was in her fourth pregnancy. Two months later, she developed left sided chest pain radiating around the back, and was thought to have a left pleural effusion. She had a spontaneous vaginal delivery of a healthy girl, after which she had a bronchoscopy and open lung biopsy. The initial diagnosis was of a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but the clinical picture was felt to be inconsistent. Therefore, a further biopsy was performed, and a small round cell tumour of the Ewing/PNET type was diagnosed. She was then referred to a specialist centre.

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von Schlippe, M., Whelan, J.S. (1997). Primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the chest wall. In: Souhami, R.L. (eds) The Teaching Cases from Annals of Oncology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5456-7_30

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