Primitive neuroectodermal tumor in a child with tuberous sclerosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The case of a 13-year-old boy with tuberous sclerosis and primitive neuroectodermal tumor of bone is presented. A pathogenetic association between these two entities is postulated, the unifying underlying mechanism being a maldevelopment of the neural crest, or neurocristopathy.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Neoplasms
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
- Tuberous Sclerosis
Anatomy
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