Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Last revised by Mohamed Saber on 2 Apr 2021

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Jones J, Saber M, Bell D, et al. Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Nov 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8877

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8877

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/8877

rID:

8877

Article created:

7 Mar 2010, Jeremy Jones ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

2 Apr 2021, Mohamed Saber ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mohamed Saber had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

8 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Paediatrics, Oncology

Tags:

stub, refs, cases

Synonyms:

Peripheral neuroectodermal tumour
pPNET
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour (pPNET)
Peripheral neuroectodermal tumour (pPNET)

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (pPNET) tend to be large and aggressive retroperitoneal tumors.

Radiographic features

The imaging characteristics of peripheral PNETs are non-specific. However, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a large, aggressive retroperitoneal mass.