[Diagnosis and treatment of primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the penis: a case report and review of the literature]

Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2008 Mar;14(3):255-8.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics, treatment and prognosis of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the urinary tract and reproductive system.

Methods: The clinical data and pathological characteristics of a PNET patient was analyzed and relevant literature reviewed.

Results: The diagnosis was established by pathological and immunohistochemical method. The patient underwent radical surgery, followed by chemotherapy.

Conclusion: Pathology and immunohistochemistry help the diagnosis of PNET. For the treatment of the tumors in the early stage, surgery is the best choice, and for that in the late stage, it can be followed by chemotherapy. The PNET of the penis is a rare disease and evidence still lacks for the evaluation of its prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • 12E7 Antigen
  • Aged
  • Antigens, CD / analysis
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / analysis
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / diagnosis*
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / metabolism
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / therapy*
  • Penile Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Penile Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Penile Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / analysis
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • 12E7 Antigen
  • Antigens, CD
  • CD99 protein, human
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase