Askin tumor in the chest wall

Thorac Cancer. 2021 Feb;12(3):407-408. doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.13781. Epub 2020 Dec 15.

Abstract

Askin's tumor is a kind of aggressive tumor and extremely rare. To date, the treatment is uncodified and the prognosis for patients with this tumor remains bleak. Herein we report a case of a giant Askin's tumor in the chest wall that following diagnosis was successfully treated with surgical resection.

Keywords: Askin's tumor; chest wall; surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / pathology
  • Thoracic Wall / pathology*

Supplementary concepts

  • Askin Tumor