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Gallium and Thallium Scintigraphy in Pediatric Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (Askin Tumor) of the Chest Wall

Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia

Correspondence: For correspondence or reprints contact: Dr. Robert Howman-Giles, Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Bridge Road, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia.

ABSTRACT

A 3.5-yr-old child presented with a large thoracic mass which showed avid accumulation of ⁶⁷Ga and ²⁰¹Tl studied. Histology showed a peripheral neuroeotodermal tumor of the chest wall typical of the malignancy described as the Askin tumor. The ²⁰¹Tl studies were a more accurate method of following tumor response to therapy than ⁶⁷Ga scintigraphy.

Key Words: gallium-67 • thallium-201 • peripheral neuroectodermal tumors • Askin tumors