Ewing’s Sarcoma – A Case Report
Keywords:
Ewing’s tumour, male patient
Abstract
Ewing (1856-1943) first described, the tumour, establishing that the disease was separate from lymphoma and other types of cancers known at that time. It occurs most frequently in teenagers and young adults with a male female ratio of 1.6:1. 1.7 children out of a million, under the age of 15 years develop this disease. It usually affects the long bones
such as the thigh bone, shin bone and upper armbones. The bones of the pelvis are also often affected. Occasionally, it begins in the muscles and soft tissue.
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3. Bernstein M, Kovar H, Paulussen M et al. Ewing’s sarcoma family of tumors:current management. Oncologist. 2006;11:503-19
4. Soft tissue tumors: Ewing’s tumors/ Primitive neurectodermal tumors. Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in oncology and Haematology.
5. Lahl M, Fisher VL, Laschinger K. Ewing’s sarcoma family of tumors:an overview from diagnosis to survivorship. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2008; 12:89-97
6. RandallRL, Calvert G, et al. Ewing’s Sarcoma Family of Tumors. The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative
7. “ACS How is the Ewing Family of Tumors Staged?”(www. cancer.org)
8. Thacker MM, Temple HT, Scully SP. Current treatment for Ewing’s Sarcoma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2005;5:319- 31.
Published
2019-09-12
How to Cite
Parikh D, Shah A, Shah A. (2019). Ewing’s Sarcoma – A Case Report. The Indian Practitioner, 67(7), 445-447. Retrieved from https://articles.theindianpractitioner.com/index.php/tip/article/view/787
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Case Reports
