Childhood pheochromocytoma in a survivor of central primitive neuroectodermal tumor.

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma and central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor are both neural crest-derived tumors. The former is usually benign and develops mainly in adulthood and the latter brain tumor mainly occurs in childhood and has a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy who developed pheochromocytoma after more than 10 years of complete remission of central primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Thus far, there have been no reports of childhood cancer survivors who developed pheochromocytoma. This quite rare occurrence of two tumors in a single patient may imply some unidentified linkage or common genetic background.

• Authors: Yoshiko Nakano, Rika Fujimaru, Keiichi Ishii, Hiroaki Sakamoto, Takeshi Inoue, Masahiro Sako, Hiroshi Yamada
• Journal: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (Pediatr Int) Vol. 55 Issue 4 Pg. e100-2 (Aug 2013) ISSN: 1442-200X [Electronic] Australia
• PMID: 23910809 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2013 The Authors. Pediatrics International © 2013 Japan Pediatric Society.

Topics

• Adrenal Gland Neoplasms (diagnosis, therapy)
• Brain Neoplasms (diagnosis, therapy)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Humans
• Infant
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
• Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
• Pheochromocytoma (diagnosis, therapy)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed