Askin's Tumor: A Dual Case Study
Askin's tumor is a rare tumor arising from the chest wall. It is a subset of Ewing sarcoma characterized histologically by the presence of small round blue cells. It is a highly malignant tumor with guarded prognosis, which is dependent upon the extension of tumor at the time of diagnosis. A du...
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description | Askin's tumor is a rare tumor arising from the chest wall. It is a subset of Ewing sarcoma characterized histologically by the presence of small round blue cells. It is a highly malignant tumor with guarded prognosis, which is dependent upon the extension of tumor at the time of diagnosis. A dual paper of Askin's tumors in young boys is being presented here. |
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spelling | doaj-art-0ec61e8a61204614a9c53916460478012025-02-03T05:57:33ZengWileyInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592011-01-01201110.1155/2011/252196252196Askin's Tumor: A Dual Case StudyBikash Shrestha0Bhupendra Nath Kapur1Kavita Karmacharya2Sunita Kakkar3Ranjit Ghuliani4Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, IndiaDepartment of Medicine and Oncology, Command Hospital, Southern Command, Pune, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Command Hospital, Southern Command, Pune, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Command Hospital, Southern Command, Pune, IndiaAskin's tumor is a rare tumor arising from the chest wall. It is a subset of Ewing sarcoma characterized histologically by the presence of small round blue cells. It is a highly malignant tumor with guarded prognosis, which is dependent upon the extension of tumor at the time of diagnosis. A dual paper of Askin's tumors in young boys is being presented here.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/252196 |
spellingShingle | Bikash Shrestha Bhupendra Nath Kapur Kavita Karmacharya Sunita Kakkar Ranjit Ghuliani Askin's Tumor: A Dual Case Study International Journal of Pediatrics |
title | Askin's Tumor: A Dual Case Study |
title_full | Askin's Tumor: A Dual Case Study |
title_fullStr | Askin's Tumor: A Dual Case Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Askin's Tumor: A Dual Case Study |
title_short | Askin's Tumor: A Dual Case Study |
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url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/252196 |
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