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Takasumi Yasuda1, Takayuki Inagaki, Yasuo Yamanouchi
1Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, 10-15 Fumizono, 570-8507, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan.
Background:
Ewing's sarcomas account for approximately 10% of primary malignant bone tumors. While most of the primary Ewing's sarcomas occur in the long bones, pelvis, or ribs, approximately 1-6% of these sarcomas arise in the skull. We found approximately 50 cases of Ewing's sarcoma of the calvarium reported in our search of the literature. Of these, 36 cases were reported in detail.
Case Report And Discussion:
In this article we describe a rare case of primary Ewing's sarcoma of the occipital bone presenting with acute obstructive hydrocephalus and review the literature.
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