Askin's Tumor a Rare Clinical Entity of Thoracopulmonary Region Cresenting as a Case of Paraparesis: Findings on 18 F-FDG PET/CT

Askin's Tumor a Rare Clinical Entity of Thoracopulmonary Region Cresenting as a Case of Paraparesis: Findings on 18 F-FDG PET/CT

Askin's tumors are rare malignant neoplasms located in the thoracopulmonary region and mainly occur in children and adolescents. In this report, we describe a case of histologically proven Askin's tumor in a 24-year-old male. The patient was admitted with a history of 3-month lower back pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of nuclear medicine 2023-04, Vol.38 (2), p.148
Hauptverfasser: Das, Kalpa Jyoti, Kumar, Akash, Prakash, Sneha, Singhal, Abhinav
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Askin's tumors are rare malignant neoplasms located in the thoracopulmonary region and mainly occur in children and adolescents. In this report, we describe a case of histologically proven Askin's tumor in a 24-year-old male. The patient was admitted with a history of 3-month lower back pain and with a rare presentation of paraparesis.
ISSN:0972-3919
DOI:10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_181_22