title: Askin (PNET) Tumor Unmasked by Trauma in a Young Male Patient.
abstract: A young male labourer developed pain at the site of blunt trauma over back of chest followed by fever, cough with expectoration, breathlessness and hemorrhagic pleural effusion in the side of injury. What could have been passed as a sequel of trauma turned out to be the consequences of an underlying rare and aggressive malignant tumor of the chest wall known as Askin tumor or Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET). CT thorax with guided FNAC, debulking operation, histopathological examination followed by immunohistochemistry of the tumor tissue led to the final diagnosis. Chemotherapy was administered following surgical resection. The patient died within nine months after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor.
authors.forename: Avas Chandra
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: Subhra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aditya
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Dept. of Chest Medicine, IPGME and R, Kolkata, West Bengal.
authors.forename: Pulak Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Jana
authors.affiliation: PGT, 6Professor and Head, Dept. of Medicine.
authors.forename: Apratim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.affiliation: PGT.
authors.forename: Anup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Consultant Pathologist, Centre of Excellence: Histopathology, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Dept. of Medicine.
authors.forename: Jotideb
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065426:Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010996:Pleural Effusion; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide