Alireza Basharkhah, Herwig Lackner, Anna Karastaneva, Marko Bergovec, Stephan Spendel, Christoph Castellani, Erich Sorantin, Martin Benesch, Bernadette Liegl-Atzwanger, Freyja-Maria Smolle-Jüttner, Christian Urban, Michael Höllwarth, Georg Singer, Holger Till
Introduction: Ewing sarcomas of the chest wall, historically known as "Askin tumors" represent highly aggressive pediatric malignancies with a reported 5-year survival ranging only between 40 and 60% in most studies. Multimodal oncological treatment according to specific Ewing sarcoma protocols and radical "en-bloc" resection with simultaneous chest wall repair are key factors for long-term survival. However, the surgical complexity depends on tumor location and volume and potential infiltrations into lung, pericardium, diaphragm, esophagus, spine and major vessels...
2021: Frontiers in Pediatrics