TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital Askin tumor with favorable outcome
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Crocoli, Alessandro
AU - Bagolan, Pietro
AU - Boldrini, Renata
AU - Natali, Gian Luigi
AU - De Ioris, Maria Antonietta
AU - Morini, Francesco
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Several disorders may present as cystic complex lesions of the fetal thorax, both with benign and malignant behavior. As a consequence, their detection may pose diagnostic, therapeutic, and parental counseling dilemmas. We describe a neonate with a congenital Askin tumor, diagnosed at the 37th week of gestation and treated after birth. Counseling and treatment challenges are discussed.
AB - Several disorders may present as cystic complex lesions of the fetal thorax, both with benign and malignant behavior. As a consequence, their detection may pose diagnostic, therapeutic, and parental counseling dilemmas. We describe a neonate with a congenital Askin tumor, diagnosed at the 37th week of gestation and treated after birth. Counseling and treatment challenges are discussed.
KW - Congenital Askin's tumor
KW - Ewing sarcoma family tumors
KW - PNET
KW - Treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.02.028
DO - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.02.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 22813811
AN - SCOPUS:84864120637
VL - 47
SP - 1440
EP - 1444
JO - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
JF - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
SN - 0022-3468
IS - 7
ER -