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S Postovsky1, M Daitzchman, R Elhasid
1Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
Abstract:
We present the case of a young patient with Ewing's sarcoma of the facial zygomatic area bones. This type of tumor in a very young child is a rare event and poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for the attending physician. In this case, the diagnosis was made by a computed tomography scan with subsequent histological confirmation. The differential diagnoses and therapeutic options are discussed.
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