Askin tumor in the chest wall

Primary Hydatid Disease of the Chest Wall Presenting as a Chest Wall Tumor

Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease that is endemic in Mediterranean areas, South America, North Africa, Australia, and Iran. Although the liver and lung are the most common involved organs, but the other organs in human body also can be involved by hydatid cyst. Chest wall involvement by hydatid cyst is a rare condition, which may be misdiagnosed as chest wall tumor in the endemic areas. Herei...

Massive chest wall tumor diagnosed as Askin tumor. Successful treatment by intensive combined modality therapy in an adult.

A 24-year-old woman was admitted due to dyspnea on exertion. A chest roentgenogram revealed a massive tumor originating from the right anterior chest wall when pleural effusion was drained. Diagnosis of Askin tumor was made based on light microscopic findings characterized by composing with small round cells, immunocytochemical findings suggestive of neuroectodermal origin, and cytogenetic anal...

Malignant Small Round Cell Tumor Originating In The Thoracopulmonary Region " Askin Tumor "

SUMMARY Askin tumor is a peripheral neuroepithelioma originating in chest wall. It is a very aggressive tumor and with Ewing's sarcoma are the most frequent tumors of chest wall. The tumor is composed of small round or ovoid cells arranged in sheets with pseudorossette formation. Some times around vessels, glycogen staining is some times positive in H & E but always positive in E.M. In E.M be...

Chest wall tumor and chest wall reconstruction surgery using Tahalele's method

Results 64 patients with primary neoplasm (63.37 %) and 37 patients with secondary tumor (36.63%). There were 30 patients (29.70%) with benign tumor and 71 patients (70.29%) with malignant tumor. Primary tumor consist of chondroma (13 patients, 12.87 %), osteoma (14 patients, 13.86 %), benign toratoma (one patient, 0.99 %), chondro sarcoma (4 patients, 3.96%), osteo sarcoma (22 patients, 21.78%...

Askin tumor: Case report and literature review