1.Ewing's Sarcoma of the Lesser Sac Masquerading as a Pancreatic Tumor.
Lakshmi RAO ; Vidya MONAPPA ; Gabriel RODRIGUES ; B P SURESH
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2012;27(1):91-94
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (ES/PNET) is an uncommon, aggressive, and malignant tumor with a poor patient outcome. Its occurrence in the lesser sac is a rare event and to the best of our knowledge, has not been previously described. The present case was clinically and radiologically misdiagnosed as a pancreatic tumor/gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Histopathology revealed a tumor with "small round cells" that were positive for CD99, confirming the diagnosis of ES/PNET. This report highlights the importance of considering Ewing's sarcoma in the differential diagnosis of intraabdominal, extraintestinal masses.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        			Antigens, CD/analysis
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		                        			Biopsy
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		                        			Cell Adhesion Molecules/analysis
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		                        			*Diagnostic Errors
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		                        			Female
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		                        			Humans
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		                        			Immunohistochemistry
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		                        			Middle Aged
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		                        			Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral/*diagnosis/immunology/pathology/therapy
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		                        			Pancreatic Neoplasms/*diagnosis
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		                        			Peritoneal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/immunology/pathology/therapy
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		                        			Predictive Value of Tests
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		                        			Sarcoma, Ewing/*diagnosis/immunology/pathology/therapy
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		                        			Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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		                        			Tumor Markers, Biological/analysis
		                        			
		                        		
		                        	
 
            
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