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Primary pulmonary primitive neuroectodermal tumor: CT and skeletal scintigraphic image features with pathologic correlation (2006: 6b)

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We describe a rare case of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) originating in the lung of a 28-year-old woman. A lung mass was detected incidentally on a chest radiograph taken before a Caesarian delivery. The chest P-A view showed a well-defined, lobulated mass in the right lower lobe with a small pleural effusion on the right. A thoracic CT with contrast enhancement showed a lobulated, heterogeneous, enhanced mass of approximately 9.2 × 8.4 × 6.3 cm with inner amorphous calcifications in the right lower lobe and a small right pleural effusion. A right lower lobectomy was performed 1 month after delivery. The pathology report was a primary pulmonary PNET with focal visceral pleural involvement.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, 1174 Jung-dong, Wonmi-Gu, Bucheon, Gyunggi, 420-767, South Korea

    Sang Hyun Paik, Jai Soung Park, Hyun Sook Hong, Jang Kyu Cha & Hye Kyung Lee

  2. Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Gyunggi, 420-767, South Korea

    Eun Suk Koh & Hee Kyung Kim

  3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Gyunggi, 420-767, South Korea

    Hwa Kyoon Shin

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There were no precisely correct answers to this rare case

Erratum: Eur Radiol (2006) 16(7): 1634 (News of the ESR)

Due to an unfortunate oversight, the following radiologists were not included in the list of winners: Dr. N. Chidambaranathan, Chennai, India

Dr. Meric Tuzun, Ankara, Turkey

According to our records, they gave six and eight correct entries respectively for the answers published in 2005.

I apologize for this oversight.

Prof. Adrian Dixon, Deputy Editor

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Paik, S.H., Park, J., Koh, E.S. et al. Primary pulmonary primitive neuroectodermal tumor: CT and skeletal scintigraphic image features with pathologic correlation (2006: 6b). Eur Radiol 16, 2128–2131 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-006-0216-3

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