Parotid gland Ewing Sarcoma in a child – A case report and review of literature

Parotid gland Ewing Sarcoma in a child – A case report and review of literature

Ewing Sarcoma (ES) is a small round cell tumour of neurectodermal origin commonly seen in the pediatric age group. Uncommon sites of occurence of Ewing sarcoma poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report a rare case of extraosseous Ewing Sarcoma (EOES) arising from the parotid gland in a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric hematology oncology journal 2020-09, Vol.5 (3), p.115-118
Hauptverfasser: Jyothi, M., Prakash, Anand, Shubha, A.M.
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Sprache:eng
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Ewing Sarcoma
Parotid gland
Primitive neurectodermal tumour
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Zusammenfassung:Ewing Sarcoma (ES) is a small round cell tumour of neurectodermal origin commonly seen in the pediatric age group. Uncommon sites of occurence of Ewing sarcoma poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report a rare case of extraosseous Ewing Sarcoma (EOES) arising from the parotid gland in a child. This case report compares the clinical characteristics and outcome of all the cases of paediatric parotid gland EOES described in literature.
ISSN:2468-1245
2468-1245
DOI:10.1016/j.phoj.2020.06.013