The Rare Thoracic Tumor, Askin Tumors 7 Cases Report

Mountassir Moujahid, Tarik Ziadi, Ahmed Rhari, Karim Nador, Issam Serghini, Moulay Hassan Tahiri

Department of General Surgery Service, 5th Military Hospital, Guelmim, Morocco.
Department of Radiology Service, 5th Military Hospital, Guelmim, Morocco.
Department of Reanimation Service, 5th Military Hospital, Guelmim, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ojts.2014.42007                

Abstract

The Askin tumour is a highly malignant rare tumour with small cells, pertaining to the group of the primitive neuroectodermal tumours. It develops with the costs of the soft parts of the thoracic wall and it’s characterized by extra and endothoracic fast extension. We report seven cases colliged in our service by specifying the role of the imagery in the diagnosis but especially the assessment of extension of these tumours.

Keywords

Askin Tumour, Neuroectodermal Tumours, CT Scan, MRI

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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