Askin tumor
MONDO:0006094Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Askin tumor yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A primitive neuroectodermal tumor (small round blue cell tumor) of the thorax which can involve the periosteum, thoracic wall and/or pleura though it spares the lung parenchyma.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006094), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: Askin tumor
- Also called
- Askin's tumorperipheral neuroectodermal tumor of thoracopulmonary regionperipheral neuroectodermal tumour of thoracopulmonary regionPNET of thoracopulmonary regionsmall cell tumor of thoracopulmonary regionsmall cell tumour of thoracopulmonary region