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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(04): 305-307
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.57215
Neuroradiology

Case Report: Intracranial peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor - Ewing′s sarcoma of dura with transcalvarial-subgaleal extension: An unusual radiological presentation

Shahina Bano
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and PGIMER, New Delhi - 110 001, India
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Sachchida Nand Yadav
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and PGIMER, New Delhi - 110 001, India
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Umesh Chandra Garga
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and PGIMER, New Delhi - 110 001, India
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Abstract

The occurrence of the intracranial, peripheral, primitive, neuroectodermal tumor, Ewing′s sarcoma (pPNET-ES) of the dura, is very rare. Immunophenotypical as well as genetic analyses play key roles in its diagnosis and differentiation from central PNET. We describe here the CT scan and MRI findings of an interesting case of intracranial pPNET-ES arising from the anterior falx cerebri with a trancalvarial-subgaleal extension.

Keywords

Computed tomography (CT) - intracranial pPNET-ES of dura - magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)


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02 August 2021

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