A case of primary mediastinal Ewing′s sarcoma /primitive neuroectodermal tumor presenting with initial compression of superior vena cava

Ewing′s sarcomas and peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (ES/PNETs) are high grade malignant neoplasms. These malignancies are characterized by a chromosome 22 rearrangement, arise from bone or soft tissue, predominantly affect children and young adults, and are grouped in the Ewing family o...

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Main Authors: Alessia Reali, Gianluca Mortellaro, Simona Allis, Edoardo Trevisiol, Silvia Maria Anglesio, Sara Bartoncini, Maria Grazia Ruo Redda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=2;spage=121;epage=123;aulast=Reali