Extraskeletal Ewing Sarcoma of Cervical Epidural Region: Cases Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2003.48.1.85
- Author:
Kijun KIM
1
;
Hyun Seouk JUNG
;
Jae Hee LEE
;
Kyung Myung SOHN
;
Sung Yong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea. sylee@olmh.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ewing sarcoma;
Soft tissues, neoplasms;
Soft tissues, MR
- MeSH:
Aged;
Child;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Epidural Neoplasms;
Extremities;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Sarcoma, Ewing*;
Spinal Canal;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2003;48(1):85-89
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma is a rare malignant tumor found in children and young adults. It commonly occurs in deep soft tissue of the trunk, especially in the paravertebral region and extremities. We report two cases of extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma occurring as a cervical epidural tumor in elderly patients. The MRI and CT findings showed that paravertebral epidural tumors had invaded the spinal canal through the intervertebral foramen. At T1-weighted MR imaging, the masses were isointense to muscle, and at T2* and T2-weighted images were hyperintense, and heterogeneous contrast enhancement was observed. Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma, though quite rare, should be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of paraspinal epidural tumors.
