Whole Abdominal-Pelvic Radiotherapy in the Management of Primary Ewing Sarcoma of the Peritoneal Cavity

Ewing sarcoma of the abdomen is a rare entity in pediatric oncology and represents a technical challenge both for surgeons and radiation oncologists. We document the case of a young female patient with primary disseminated, intraperitoneal Ewing sarcoma who after an excellent response to chemotherap...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2016-01, Vol.8 (1), p.e455
Hauptverfasser: Barbosa Neto, Osmar, Garant, Aurelie, Shakir, Shakir, Brossard, Josee, Garde-Granger, Perrine, Freeman, Carolyn
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Zusammenfassung:Ewing sarcoma of the abdomen is a rare entity in pediatric oncology and represents a technical challenge both for surgeons and radiation oncologists. We document the case of a young female patient with primary disseminated, intraperitoneal Ewing sarcoma who after an excellent response to chemotherapy received preoperative whole abdominal-pelvic radiotherapy with good tolerance.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.455