title: Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the temporal bone with intracranial, extracranial and intraorbital extension. Case report.
abstract: Primary cranial Ewing's sarcoma is a very rare malignant tumor. Primary temporal bone Ewing's sarcoma with intraorbital extension is also a very rare condition. In this article we describe a case of primary Ewing's sarcoma of the temporal bone which extended into intracranial, extracranial and intraorbital compartments; manifesting with a swelling in the zygomatic fossa and proptosis of the right eye. The tumor was excised partially, and the patient underwent radiochemotherapy. The patient died 6 months after the therapy, with lung metastasis. The case is discussed with the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: K.T.U. Medical Faculty Department of Neurosurgery, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuzeyli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aktürk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baykal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pekínce
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Usul
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Söylev
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor