A case of extraosseous ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the ovary.

Ha, Jae Eun; Jeung, In Cheul; Kim, Jong Ok; Park, Eun Kyung; Lee, Hae Nam; Lee, Yong Seok

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;52(6):666-670.
Published online June 1, 2009.

A case of extraosseous ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the ovary.

Jae Eun Ha, In Cheul Jeung, Jong Ok Kim, Eun Kyung Park, Hae Nam Lee, Yong Seok Lee

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea. gom@catholic.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.

Abstract

Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (ES/PNET) family mainly occurs from skeletal system. ES/PNET from the female reproductive organs such as ovary and uterus has been reported very rarely. Recently, we experienced one case of malignant ovarian neoplasm, which was diagnosed as extraosseous ES/PNET of ovary and received operation and chemotherapy. So, we report this case and include a brief literature review.

Key Words: Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor, Ovary