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Neuroectodermal Tumor, Primitive

Known as: Neoplasm, Primitive Neuroepithelial, neuroectodermal primitive tumors, Neuroepithelial Neoplasm, Primitive 
A group of malignant tumors of the nervous system that feature primitive cells with elements of neuronal and/or glial differentiation. Use of this… 
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Askin's tumorCerebral Primitive Neuroectodermal TumorEpendymoblastomaEwings sarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Malignant Gliomas with Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor‐like Components: A Clinicopathologic and Genetic Study of 53 Cases
Central nervous system neoplasms with combined features of malignant glioma and primitive neuroectodermal tumor (MG‐PNET) are… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Wnt and TGF-β signaling are required for the induction of an in vitro model of primitive streak formation using embryonic stem cells
The establishment of the primitive streak and its derivative germ layers, mesoderm and endoderm, are prerequisite steps in the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Primary Ewing's Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Kidney: A Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Analysis of 11 Cases
Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (ES/PNET) is an extraordinarily rare primary tumor in the kidney and can be… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Antitumor activity of the rapamycin analog CCI-779 in human primitive neuroectodermal tumor/medulloblastoma models as single agent and in combination chemotherapy.
We examined the cytotoxicity of the immunosuppressant agent rapamycin and its analogue CCI-779 in human brain tumor cell lines in… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Epidemiology of central nervous system tumors in childhood and adolescence based on the new WHO classification
Abstract. Method: The topography, sex distribution and histology of 340 primary CNS tumors in children up to 17 years of age were… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Immunohistochemical Detection of FLI-1 Protein Expression: A Study of 132 Round Cell Tumors With Emphasis on CD99-Positive Mimics of Ewing's Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
The histologic and immunohistochemical differentiation of Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (ES/PNET) from other… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
nodal expression in the primitive endoderm is required for specification of the anterior axis during mouse gastrulation.
Mouse nodal, a member of the TGFbeta family of secreted growth factors is essential for gastrulation. We recently generated a… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Postoperative chemotherapy and delayed radiation in children less than three years of age with malignant brain tumors.
BACKGROUND Among patients with malignant brain tumors, infants and very young children have the worst prognosis and the most… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Peripheral and central primitive neuroectodermal tumors. A nosologic concept seeking a consensus.
The term primitive neuroectodermal tumor is widely used in the literature for a group of small, round-cell tumors in the central… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The cerebellar medulloblastoma and its relationship to primitive neuroectodermal tumors.
A simple classification system for central nervous system neoplasms occurring primarily in infancy and childhood and largely… 
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