Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma of the abdominal wall

Ewing sarcoma is most commonly a bone tumour which has usually extended into the soft tissues at the time of diagnosis. Exceptionally, this tumour can have an extraskeletal origin. Clinical or imaging findings are non-specific and diagnosis is based on histology. We report a case of an extraskeletal...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancer imaging 2008-09, Vol.8 (1), p.156-158
Hauptverfasser: Askri, A, Farhat, L Ben, Ghariani, B, Rabeh, A, Dali, N, Said, W, Hendaoui, L
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Zusammenfassung:Ewing sarcoma is most commonly a bone tumour which has usually extended into the soft tissues at the time of diagnosis. Exceptionally, this tumour can have an extraskeletal origin. Clinical or imaging findings are non-specific and diagnosis is based on histology. We report a case of an extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma developed in the soft tissues of the abdominal wall in a 35-year-old woman who presented a painful abdominal wall tumefaction. Ultrasongraphy and computed tomography showed a large, well-defined soft tissue mass developed in the left anterolateral muscle group of the abdominal wall. Surgical biopsy was performed and an extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma was identified histologically.
ISSN:1740-5025
1470-7330
DOI:10.1102/1470-7330.2008.0023