Alexander A, Hunter K, Rubin M, Bhat AP. Extraosseous Ewing's Sarcoma: Pictorial Review of Imaging Findings, Differential Diagnosis, and Pathologic Correlation.
Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021;
31:203-209. [PMID:
34316128 PMCID:
PMC8299506 DOI:
10.1055/s-0041-1729770]
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Abstract
Extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma (EES), first described in 1969, is a malignant mesenchymal tumor just like its intraosseous counterpart. Although Ewing's sarcomas are common bone tumors in young children, EESs are rarer and more commonly found in older children/adults, often carrying a poorer prognosis. We discuss the multimodality imaging features of EES and the differential diagnosis of an aggressive appearing mass in proximity to skeletal structures, with pathologic correlates. This review highlights the need to recognize the variability of radiologic findings in EES such as the presence of hemorrhage, rich vascularity, and cystic or necrotic regions and its imaging similarity to other neoplasms that are closely related pathologically.
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