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Thoracic epidural Ewing sarcoma mimicking an epidural abscess: A case report
Nikhil Lath1, Padam Raj Joshi1, Khusbu Kumari1
1Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal.
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
|May 15, 2023
Summary
Extraosseous Ewing sarcoma (EES) is a rare spinal tumor. Early diagnosis and treatment, including surgery and chemotherapy, improved a young patient's neurological function, highlighting EES as a crucial differential diagnosis.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Neurosurgery
- Pathology
Background:
- Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor, often classified as a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET).
- Spinal extraosseous extradural lesions are exceptionally uncommon in PNETs, with limited clinical data on outcomes.
- Extraosseous Ewing sarcoma (EES) presents diagnostic challenges due to non-specific radiologic patterns, often mimicking other spinal pathologies like Pott's spine.
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