| Literature DB >> 27051109 |
Ankur Singh1, Abhishek Abhinay1, Abhishek Kumar1, Rajniti Prasad1, Amrita Ghosh2, Om Prakash Mishra1.
Abstract
Askin tumor is a rare neoplasm of thoracopulmonary region. But it mimics other common pediatric disorders, such as empyema, lymphoma, and tuberculosis, posing a great diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the treating clinicians. So it is of utmost importance to make an early diagnosis and proper referral/treatment in such cases. We highlighted diagnostic challenge, treatment, and favorable outcome of a case that presented to us.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescent; askin tumor; neural crest
Year: 2016 PMID: 27051109 PMCID: PMC4797440 DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.177458
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lung India ISSN: 0970-2113