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- Title
Primary Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the vagina in a 54-year-old woman: a case report.
- Authors
Pang, Xiaoyan; Chen, Pan; Wen, Fang; Zhang, Yi
- Abstract
Background: Ewing's sarcoma (ES)/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the genital tract of women is uncommon. Presentation in vagina is exceedingly rare. Case: A 54-year-old Chinese woman presented with complaints of vaginal bleeding with fragmented bits occasionally. Physical examination revealed two nodules about 4 cm × 3 cm in the vagina. The immunohistochemical stains revealed a rare presentation of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor. The patient was treated with whole-pelvis external beam radiation, vaginal cylinder intracavitary brachytherapy, intracavitary afterloading radiotherapy and bilateral groin area radiotherapy. She died of clinical recurrence after 18 months of treatment. Conclusion: This is the oldest but virgin case, treated with radiation completely, of primitive neuroectodermal tumor located in the vagina reported in the literature.
- Subjects
EWING'S sarcoma; CANCER radiotherapy; VAGINAL tumors; GYNECOLOGIC cancer; UTERINE hemorrhage; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; CANCER relapse
- Publication
Archives of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2012, Vol 285, Issue 4, p1031
- ISSN
0932-0067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00404-011-2084-6