Zare F, Shahbazi N, Faraji N, Goli R, Mostafaei B, Anari S. A cruel invasion of Ewing's sarcoma of the skull: A rare case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep 2023;
108:108380. [PMID:
37406533 PMCID:
PMC10382727 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108380]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE
Ewing's sarcoma, a highly malignant bone tumor, typically affects the pelvis and long bones of the lower extremities in children and young adults; primary involvement of the skull is rare. Primary Ewing's sarcoma arising from the skull is very rare. In most cases, this disease is fatal, although the prognosis of Ewing sarcoma improves with radiation and chemotherapy after surgery.
CASE PRESENTATION
This case is about 25-year-old woman who was referred to Omid Hospital in Urmia because of frequent headaches, where a tumor mass was found according to the results of CT scan. Biopsy confirmed small round cell sarcoma as the diagnosis. Chemotherapy was ineffective and tumor growth was unstoppable, causing the patient to die after 3 months.
CLINICAL DISCUSSION
Ewing's sarcoma can affect various parts of the human body, including bone and soft tissue, but rarely the skull. Ewing's sarcoma typically grows extradural and often reaches a very large size before invading the skull or being detected clinically.
CONCLUSION
In most cases, Ewing's sarcoma is fatal, although the prognosis of this disease improves with radiation and chemotherapy after surgery.
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