2001
Visceral primitive peripheral neuroectodermal tumors: A clinicopathologic and molecular study
O'Sullivan M, Perlman E, Furman J, Humphrey P, Dehner L, Pfeifer J. Visceral primitive peripheral neuroectodermal tumors: A clinicopathologic and molecular study. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 1109-1115. PMID: 11679946, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.28247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultBiomarkers, TumorDNA PrimersDNA, NeoplasmFemaleHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNeuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, PeripheralOncogene Proteins, FusionProto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA-Binding Protein EWSRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmSarcoma, EwingSoft Tissue NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTranscription FactorsVisceraConceptsEWS/PNETSoft tissuePediatric small round blue cell tumorsSarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumorPolymerase chain reaction-based testingFusion transcriptsSmall round blue cell tumorsRound blue cell tumorsBlue cell tumorsClinicopathologic spectrumVisceral sitesPrognostic significanceVisceral originVisceral tumorsCell tumorsNeuroectodermal tumorAdditional casesTumorsPNETYoung adultsGenetic alterationsEts transcription factor familyBoneChromosomal translocationsEWS-FLI1
2000
WT1 Staining Reliably Differentiates Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor From Ewing Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Hill D, Pfeifer J, Marley E, Dehner L, Humphrey P, Zhu X, Swanson P. WT1 Staining Reliably Differentiates Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor From Ewing Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2000, 114: 345-353. PMID: 10989634, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/114.3.345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, SouthernChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, NeoplasmFemaleFibromatosis, AggressiveHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleNeuroectodermal Tumors, PrimitiveOncogene Proteins, FusionParotid NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSarcoma, EwingSequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsWT1 ProteinsConceptsDesmoplastic small round cell tumorSmall round cell tumorRound cell tumorEWS/PNETSarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumorPrimitive neuroectodermal tumorCell tumorsWT1 antibodyImmunohistochemical featuresNeuroectodermal tumorDiagnosis of DSRCTMalignant small round cell tumorEwing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumorEWS/PNETsRT-PCRReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysisTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysisWT1 stainingEWS-WT1 fusionChain reaction analysisPredictive valueTumorsAvailable tissue
1997
Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Kidney-Another Enigma: a Pathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Diagnostic Study
Marley E, Liapis H, Humphrey P, Nadler R, Siegel C, Zhu X, Brandt J, Dehner L. Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Kidney-Another Enigma: a Pathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Diagnostic Study. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 1997, 21: 354-359. PMID: 9060607, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199703000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimitive neuroectodermal tumorPolymerase chain reactionNeuroectodermal tumorRenal primitive neuroectodermal tumorPrimary primitive neuroectodermal tumorComplete immunohistochemical evaluationNeuron-specific enolasePrimitive round cellsDecades of lifeSoft tissue neoplasmSites of predilectionMolecular diagnostic studiesFormation of rosettesAbdominal painAbdominal massImmunohistochemical evaluationParaspinal regionEwing's sarcomaChest wallRound cellsTumor cellsCharacteristic translocationDiagnostic studiesProgenitor cellsKidney