Askin Tumour on Tc-99m MDP Bone Scan

Authors

  • Mariyam Waseem Department of Nuclear Medicine,Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore.
  • Fatima Yousaf Department of Nuclear Medicine,Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore.
  • Aamna Hassan Department of Nuclear Medicine,Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore.
  • Ahmad Quraishy Department of Nuclear Medicine,Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.25-96

Abstract

Askin tumour is a rare primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the chest wall belonging to Ewing family of tumours. It is diagnosed on histopathology and imaged with CT and MRI. Typical symptoms include pain, dyspnoea and weight loss.
Generally has an aggressive course and is often misdiagnosed as other blue cell tumours. Standard treatment is multidisciplinary; combining chemotherapy with surgery and/or radiotherapy. Here we present a few cases of Askin tumour
imaging seen on Tc-99m MDP bone scan.
Keywords: Askin tumour, Ewing Sarcoma, Tc-99m MDP bone scan

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Published

2025-10-21

How to Cite

Mariyam Waseem, Fatima Yousaf, Aamna Hassan, & Ahmad Quraishy. (2025). Askin Tumour on Tc-99m MDP Bone Scan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 75(11), 1828–1829. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.25-96

Issue

Vol. 75 No. 11 (2025): NOVEMBER - 2025

Section

IMAGING CORNER

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