Vertebra plana caused by primary Ewing sarcoma: case report and review of the literature.
A 7-year-old boy presented with vertebra plana of T11. The presumptive diagnosis suggested by clinical presentation, conventional radiographs, and computed tomographic scans was eosinophilic granuloma. Progressive neurologic symptoms required surgical excision of the lesion and decompression. Histopathologic examination of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, U.S.A.
Panayiotis J
PJ
Papagelopoulos
Bradford L
BL
Currier
Evanthia
E
Galanis
Mark J
MJ
Grubb
Douglas J
DJ
Pritchard
Michael J
MJ
Ebersold
D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*