Peripheral Medulloepithelioma: A Rare Entity to Know

Case Rep Oncol Med. 2020 Jun 26:2020:6817407. doi: 10.1155/2020/6817407. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, medulloepithelioma belongs to the embryonal neoplasm entity. It is a very rare, highly malignant tumor typically affecting infants and young children. Usually, the tumor arises in the eye or in the central nervous system; a peripheral location has been rarely reported without an established treatment. The recognition and separation of this neoplasm from other differential tumors are mandatory for better understanding of its biology and determination of optimal treatment. This paper reports a case of an ectopic intrapelvic medulloepithelioma with liver metastasis in a 3-year-old girl.

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