Askin's Tumour: A Report of a Rare Case

Primitive neuroectodermal tumours (PNETs) are rare, malignant tumours arising from primitive nerve cells. PNET of the chest wall is rare and is observed in children and young adults. Askin defined Askin's tumour as a PNET of the thoracopulmonary area. It develops from the soft tissues of the ch...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 6; p. e63345
Main Authors Ghewade, Prajakta, Shukla, Samarth, Vagha, Sunita, Ghewade, Babaji, Gadkari, Pravin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 28.06.2024
Cureus
Subjects
Biopsy
Chemotherapy
Dyspnea
Ewings sarcoma
Histopathology
Internal Medicine
Leukocytes
Nervous system
Pathology
Pediatrics
Pleural effusion
Radiation
Tomography
Tumors
Young adults
peripheral pnets
pnets
askin tumour
thoracopulmonary region
ewing’s sarcoma
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Summary:Primitive neuroectodermal tumours (PNETs) are rare, malignant tumours arising from primitive nerve cells. PNET of the chest wall is rare and is observed in children and young adults. Askin defined Askin's tumour as a PNET of the thoracopulmonary area. It develops from the soft tissues of the chest wall, particularly in the paravertebral region. Here, we report a case of Askin's tumour, a rare neoplasm occurring in the thoracopulmonary region in a 13-year-old girl. She came with complaints of fever, cold, cough with mucoid expectoration, breathlessness for 15 days, and generalized weakness for three months. A high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) thorax scan was also done, which suggested a large right pleural-based mass with vertebral metastasis. Through diligent diagnostic evaluation involving imaging studies and histopathological examination, the tumour was accurately identified.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.63345