Ewing's sarcoma of the facial zygomatic area bones in a young child: a case presentation.
We present the case of a young patient with Ewing's sarcoma of the facial zygomatic area bones. This type of tumor in a very young child is a rare event and poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for the attending physician. In this case, the diagnosis was made by a computed tomography scan with subsequent histological confirmation. The differential diagnoses and therapeutic options are discussed.
Postovsky
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Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
Daitzchman
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Elhasid
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Arush
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015050:Zygoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents