Open AccessAskin tumor in the chest wall
Author(s) -
Peng Lei,
Deng HanYu,
Yang Yi,
Tang Xiaojun,
Zhou Qinghua
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.13781
Subject(s) - medicine , resection , surgical resection , surgery , radiology
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.