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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;13:313-315
© 1998 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Long-term survival after repeated resections of Askin tumor recurrences

^a Department of Surgery, Teikyo School of Medicine, 2-11 Kaga 2-Chome, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo 173, Japan
^b Department of Pathology, Teikyo School of Medicine, 2-11 Kaga 2-Chome, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo 173, Japan

Received 25 August 1997; received in revised form 18 November 1997; accepted 13 January 1998.

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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.

Key Words: Askin tumor • Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) • Local recurrence • Resection • Long survival