Abstract

URIBE OLALDE, Juan Salvador et al. Extraosseous Ewing sarcoma. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2013, vol.70, n.6, pp.477-481. ISSN 1665-1146.

Background. The Ewing sarcoma family includes Ewing bone sarcoma, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma, and Askim tumor (Ewing sarcoma of the chest wall). The most common sites of these tumors are chest and limbs. These malignancies arise from bone or soft tissues. Histologically, it is characterized by high cellularity, small, round, blue and with a tendency to form rosette structures. Case report. We report the case of a 14-year-old patient whose evolution began 3 months before admission with left frontoparietal headache radiating to the eyeball. During neurological examination, proptosis and decreased visual acuity were found, as well as papillary atrophy. Cranial computed tomography identifed a left intraorbital injury and another ipsilateral parietotemporal. Tumor exeresis was performed, reporting positive for primitive neuroectodermal tumor markers, vimentin and CD 99. Conclusions. Ewing sarcoma is extremely rare at the orbital level: however, it is prudent to consider this tumor as a differential diagnosis in lesions of this region. Prognosis depends on early diagnostic accuracy.

Keywords : orbits tumor; primitive neuroectodermal tumor; primary Ewing sarcoma of skull.

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