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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000;18:619-621
© 2000 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

The primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the heart

Kazm Beirli^a, Caner Arslan^a, Hasan Tüzün^a, Büge Öz^b

^a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cerrahpaa Faculty of Medicine, University of stanbul, stanbul, Turkey
^b Department of Pathology, Cerrahpaa Faculty of Medicine, University of stanbul, stanbul, Turkey

Received 11 April 2000; received in revised form 25 July 2000; accepted 15 August 2000.

Corresponding author. Tel.: +90-212-633-2991; fax: +90-212-632-8474
e-mail: kamil{at}edu.istanbul.tr

A young man was admitted to hospital with dyspnea, malaise, chest pain and night sweating. Investigative studies revealed a cystic mass lesion originating from the heart. Surgical exploration of the tumor showed that it was unresectable and pathology of the biopsy material was primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Medical literature concerning this unusual type of tumor is reviewed.

Key Words: Primitive neuroectodermal tumor • Heart

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