TY - JOUR ID - 2620 TI - Bilateral Spontaneous Hemothorax with PNET: a case report and review JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Ghasemi, Ali AU - Keikhaee, Bijan AD - Assistant professor of Pediatric Hematologist & Oncologist, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences AD - 2) Associate professor of hematology and oncology, Jondishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, (research center for thalassemia and hemoglobinopathy). Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 2 IS - 3.1 SP - 217 EP - 219 KW - PNET KW - Bilateral Spontaneous KW - Hemothorax DO - 10.22038/ijp.2014.2620 N2 - Background: Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNET) are malignant small cells neoplasm mainly occurring in children but can occur at any age. Extensive bleeding into the pleural cavity is rare In Children. Hemothorax would be compatible with a variety of congenital anomalies including sequestration, patent ductus artreiosus, and pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. Case report: A 2.5-years old girl who was known a case of PNET with dyspnea and tachypnea referred to our hospital. The chest X-ray revealed bilateral opacity. After consulting the general surgeon, the bilateral chest-tubes inserted and 200cc blood drained. Discussion: The diagnosis of a hemothorax can be made only by thoracentesis. The symptomatology of the Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors is related to size and their location. We did not find any residue of cancer as a cause of hemothorax, and the hemothorax was not related to side effects of chemotherapy, infection and trauma. Therefore, PNET should be included as a cause of children hemothorax. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_2620.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_2620_22a4a37ce0c47e5b1fd3e6dd43fadd95.pdf ER -