Askin’s Tumour in an Adult, with a Varied Clinical Presentation

ABSTRACT We are reporting a case of Askin’s tumour in a 28 year old male, on the right side of the chest wall, with no symptoms and signs of a pulmonary involvement or a distant metastasis. A wide excision of the tumour mass was done. Immunohistochemistry strongly expressed MIC-2. The prognosis...

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Main Authors: Arun Ramasamy, M.R. Madan Karthik Raj, Rekha Pobbi Shetty Radhakrishna, Thirugnana Sambandan Veeraman, Singaravelu M. Chinniah
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Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-02-01
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spelling doaj-83630b6c14324f7ba9006ff580911db52020-11-25T03:17:36ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2013-02-017238338510.7860/JCDR/2013/4075.2777Askin’s Tumour in an Adult, with a Varied Clinical PresentationArun Ramasamy0M.R. Madan Karthik Raj1Rekha Pobbi Shetty Radhakrishna2Thirugnana Sambandan Veeraman3Singaravelu M. Chinniah4Postgraduate Student, Department of General Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupanada Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Chinnaseeragapadi, Salem, Tamil Nadu-636308, India.Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupanada Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Chinnaseeragapadi, Salem, Tamil Nadu-636308, India.Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupanada Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Chinnaseeragapadi, Salem, Tamil Nadu-636308, India.Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupanada Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Chinnaseeragapadi, Salem, Tamil Nadu-636308, India.Professor, Department of General Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupanada Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Chinnaseeragapadi, Salem, Tamil Nadu-636308, India. ABSTRACT We are reporting a case of Askin’s tumour in a 28 year old male, on the right side of the chest wall, with no symptoms and signs of a pulmonary involvement or a distant metastasis. A wide excision of the tumour mass was done. Immunohistochemistry strongly expressed MIC-2. The prognosis of Askin’s tumour is poor. An early diagnosis and treatment are important to improve the chances of a survival.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2777/51-%204075_PF1(M)_E(C)_F(T)_PF1(T)_FA(T)_PF1(SRP)_u.pdfchest wallwide excisionmic-2
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Thirugnana Sambandan Veeraman
Singaravelu M. Chinniah
spellingShingle Arun Ramasamy
M.R. Madan Karthik Raj
Rekha Pobbi Shetty Radhakrishna
Thirugnana Sambandan Veeraman
Singaravelu M. Chinniah
Askin’s Tumour in an Adult, with a Varied Clinical Presentation
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
chest wall
wide excision
mic-2
author_facet Arun Ramasamy
M.R. Madan Karthik Raj
Rekha Pobbi Shetty Radhakrishna
Thirugnana Sambandan Veeraman
Singaravelu M. Chinniah
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title Askin’s Tumour in an Adult, with a Varied Clinical Presentation
title_short Askin’s Tumour in an Adult, with a Varied Clinical Presentation
title_full Askin’s Tumour in an Adult, with a Varied Clinical Presentation
title_fullStr Askin’s Tumour in an Adult, with a Varied Clinical Presentation
title_full_unstemmed Askin’s Tumour in an Adult, with a Varied Clinical Presentation
title_sort askin’s tumour in an adult, with a varied clinical presentation
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2013-02-01
description ABSTRACT We are reporting a case of Askin’s tumour in a 28 year old male, on the right side of the chest wall, with no symptoms and signs of a pulmonary involvement or a distant metastasis. A wide excision of the tumour mass was done. Immunohistochemistry strongly expressed MIC-2. The prognosis of Askin’s tumour is poor. An early diagnosis and treatment are important to improve the chances of a survival.
topic chest wall
wide excision
mic-2
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