A RARE PRESENTATION OF EWING SACROMA AS A PRIMARY INTRADURAL EXTRAMEDULLARY MASS IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENT
- Author:
Jun Kai Lee
1
;
Jun Kai Lee
2
;
Noor Khairiah A. Karim
3
;
Lee Nah Ang
2
;
Yann Tyng Chau
4
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Ewing Sarcoma; Extra-skeletal Ewing Sarcoma; Intradural Extramedullary Ewing Sarcoma; Spinal Ewing Sarcom; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- From: Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre 2024;27(2):229-233
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: A RARE PRESENTATION OF EWING SACROMA AS A PRIMARY INTRADURAL EXTRAMEDULLARY MASS IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENT:Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a highly malignant bone tumor that accounts for 25% of all bone tumors in childhood. Primary spinal ES is very uncommon. Primary intradural extramedullary Ewing sarcoma (IEES) is even rarer, and high clinical suspicion is vital to guide accurate management and tissue diagnosis. A 10-year-old boy presented with a 3-week history of non-specific back pain, which worsened and impaired his regular activities. Urgent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a thoracic intradural extramedullary mass causing regional compression. Tumor debulking surgery was performed, and histopathological examination of the excised mass was consistent with ES. Early recognition and management of highly aggressive tumors are essential, more so in critical regions such as the spine. Our case emphasises the need to consider ES as a differential diagnosis for spinal tumors in intradural extramedullary locations in the pediatric age group, as the aim of treatment should be curative and not palliative due to high 5-year survivability.
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