Askin tumor as a secondary malignancy after childhood acute
lymphoblastic leukemia
Abstract
We report the case of a 10-year-old girl with an Askin Tumor who had a
history of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Seven years after the diagnosis
of ALL, her family detected a mass on her left chest wall. An
ultrasound-guided tru-cut needle biopsy was performed and the diagnosis
of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the chest wall (Askin Tumor) was
finalized with histologic and genetic analysis. The risk of secondary
cancer is three to 10 times higher in childhood cancer survivors than
the general population. Patients who have several different types of
cancers should be tested for hereditary cancer syndromes.