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Clinical, pathological, and imaging characteristics of primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the spine
Hong Guobin1, Gu Lingjing, Ding Xianglian
1From the Department of Radiology (H.G. e-mail: honggb2003@163.com, G.L., D.X., S.L., P.H., X.Q.), Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China; the Department of Radiology (G.L.), Zhuhai People's Hospital, Third Affiliated Hospital, Ji'nan University, Zhuhai, China.
Abstract:
Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) located in the spine are extremely rare, and information concerning these tumors in the medical literature is limited to single case reports. This pictorial essay presents the clinical, pathological, and imaging characteristics of PNET of the spine.
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