Askin Tumor - Presenting as a Case of Paraparesis: A Rare Clinical Entity. Case Report and Findings on (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

Askin 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...

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Autores principales: Das, Kalpa Jyoti, Kumar, Akash, Prakash, Sneha, Singhal, Abhinav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10171766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37180189
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_139_22
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Sumario:Askin 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.

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