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Malignant peripheral neuroectodermal tumor (MPNET) of the kidney

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Background: Malignant peripheral neuroectodermal tumors (MPNETs) are primitive neuroblastic tumors that arise, unlike neuroblastomas, outside the autonomic nervous system. A renal origin has been described in very few cases.

Case report: We report the case of a young male patient with a large MPNET of the right kidney, studied with ultrasound and computed tomography before surgical resection. The main radiologic features, the microscopic appearance and the typical immunohistochemical findings, are described and discussed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Policlinico Umberto I, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome Italy, IT

    F. Maccioni, A. Ascarelli & P. Rossi

  2. Institute of Pathology, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Policlinico Umberto I, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome Italy, IT

    C. Della Rocca & A. M. Manicone

  3. Institute of Emergency Surgery, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Policlinico Umberto I, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome Italy, IT

    P. F. Salvi

  4. Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Policlinico Umberto I, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome Italy, IT

    F. Longo

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Received: 22 January 1999/Accepted: 10 March 1999

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Maccioni, F., Della Rocca, C., Salvi, P. et al. Malignant peripheral neuroectodermal tumor (MPNET) of the kidney. Abdom Imaging 25, 103–106 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619910021

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