An Unusual Location of Extraosseous Ewing's Sarcoma

An Unusual Location of Extraosseous Ewing's Sarcoma

Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is the second most common malignant bone tumor in children and young adults. ES also occurs as a primary soft tissue neoplasm without involvement of bone. We report the second case of extraosseous (EO) ES emerging from the omentum and a review of the relevant literature. EO...

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Main Authors: Lisanne Geens, Johan Van Robays, Verswijvel Geert, Kurt Van der Speeten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Extraosseous Ewing’s sarcoma
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Multimodality care
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351836
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Summary:Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is the second most common malignant bone tumor in children and young adults. ES also occurs as a primary soft tissue neoplasm without involvement of bone. We report the second case of extraosseous (EO) ES emerging from the omentum and a review of the relevant literature. EO ES should be included in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue neoplasms in the abdomen.
ISSN:1662-6575

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