Long-term survival after repeated resections of Askin tumor recurrences.
The case of a 16-year-old boy is reported who underwent surgery for the excision of an Askin tumor and has subsequently undergone six excisions of local Askin tumor recurrences, with follow-up postoperative chemo- and radiotherapy over a 7-year period. The patient continues to survive. As far as can be determined, this patient appears to be the first reported case of long-term survival after repeated resections of local Askin tumor recurrences. It thus may be that postoperative chemo- and radiotherapy after repeated excisions of these local Askin tumor recurrences plays a role in prolonging survival.
Takanami
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Department of Surgery, Teikyo School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Imamura
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Naruke
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Kodaira
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D000293:Adolescent; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012086:Reoperation; D018228:Sarcoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*