Ewing's sarcoma of the maxillofacial region in Greek children: Report of 6 cases and literature review

Ewing Sarcoma of the Sinonasal Tract: A Scoping Review

OBJECTIVE

Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a rare aggressive malignancy that can present in the sinonasal region. The objective of this study is to investigate the demographics, presentation, management, and outcomes of patients with sinonasal ES.

DATA SOURCES

PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library.

REVIEW METHODS

A scoping review of cases of sinonasal ES was performed. Inclusion criteria consisted of case reports, series, or retrospective reviews.

RESULTS

785 total articles were retrieved. 72 articles met inclusion criteria and were included in the final review for a total of 93 cases. 48 (53%) patients were male. Mean age at diagnosis was 26.4 years old (range 1-89). Nasal obstruction (N = 55, 59%), epistaxis (N = 35, 38%), and impaired vision (N = 29, 29%) were the most common symptoms. On examination, 38 (41%) patients had a nasal cavity mass. Most tumors (N = 33, 35%) were located in the maxillary sinus. 44 (47%) were left sided and 4 (4%) were bilateral. The most utilized treatment modalities were surgical resection with adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (N = 27, 29%), chemoradiotherapy alone (N = 24, 26%), and surgical resection with adjuvant chemotherapy (N = 14, 15%). 56 patients had no evidence of disease (60%), 14 patients died with disease (15%), and 9 patients were alive with disease (10%) at the time of follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS

To our knowledge, we report the first scoping review of sinonasal ES. Patients generally present with non-specific sinonasal symptoms. Surgery with adjuvant chemoradiation is the most common treatment modality for these patients.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE

NA Laryngoscope, 135:1571-1580, 2025.

A multicenter study of oral sarcomas in Brazil

OBJECTIVES

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of oral sarcomas from geographic regions of Brazil.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

A cross-sectional study was conducted on biopsies obtained from January 2007 to December 2016 at twelve Brazilian oral and maxillofacial pathology centres. Gender, age, evolution time, clinical aspects, tumour location, tumour size at diagnosis, radiographic aspects and histopathological diagnosis were evaluated. Data were analysed using descriptive statistical methods.

RESULTS

From 176,537, a total of 200 (0.11%) oral sarcomas were reported, and the most prevalent were osteosarcomas (74 cases; 37%) and Kaposi's sarcomas (52 cases; 26%). Males were more affected than females at a mean age of 32.2 years old (range of 3-87 years). The most common symptoms were swelling¸ localised pain and bleeding at a mean evolution time of 5.14 months (range <1-156 months). The lesions were mostly observed in the mandible (90 cases; 45%), with a mean tumour size of 3.4 cm (range of 0.3-15 cm). Radiographically, the lesions presented a radiolucent aspect showing cortical bone destruction and ill-defined limits.

CONCLUSIONS

Oral sarcomas are rare lesions with more than 50 described subtypes. Osteosarcomas and Kaposi's sarcomas were the main sarcomas of the oral cavity in Brazil.