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Published on: April 17, 2013
Metastasis of Ewing's sarcoma to the thyroid gland: A case report
Swathi Appachi1, Joseph B Meleca1, Paul Krakovitz2
1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Abstract:
Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is an aggressive pediatric malignancy. We present a case of ES with thyroid metastasis. The patient was diagnosed with ES at age 8. Despite aggressive treatment, she suffered disease progression. Surveillance demonstrated a left thyroid lesion. This grew rapidly within 2 months, causing tracheal compression. She underwent hemi-thyroidectomy to prevent airway compromise. Due to her refractory ES, she was enrolled in the Vigil immunotherapy vaccine trial; thus, the specimen was used for vaccine development. This is the first reported case of skeletal ES with metastasis to the thyroid, requiring hemithyroidectomy to prevent airway compromise.

