The treatment of Askin tumor: Results of two cases

Patients and Methods Two patients, 1 woman and 1 man, 32 and 16 years of age, with Askin tumor were treated in our institute between 1990 and 2001 (Table 1). The clinical and morphologic findings with immunohistochemical staining3 involving HBA-71 support the diagnosis of Askin tumor in these patients. At the time of the initial diagnosis, neither of the patients had metastases. We performed chest wall resections involving the ribs in both patients, and both subsequently received chemotherapy. Their chemotherapeutic regimens consisted of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), vincristine, and dactinomycin (actinomycin D).