title: [Ewing's sarcoma--report of 18 cases].
abstract: Eighteen cases of Ewing's sarcoma are presented. The mean age was 13 years. The male to female ratio was 2:1. Tumor occurred frequently in the long bones, especially the femur. The average course was 7 months. The main symptoms were pain, moderate fever, tumor mass with tenderness and leucocytosis. Diagnosis was established according to the clinical, radiological and pathological findings. In this series, the major treatment was radiotherapy alone or radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy. The mean survival time was 16 months with 2- and 5-year survival rate of 31% and 20%, respectively. Misdiagnosis and failure or interruption of the combined treatment were the main factors for poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Institute for Cancer Research Nanjing.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D015996:Survival Rate