Ewing's sarcoma of the fibula presenting with venous thrombosis.
Malignancies account for about 20% of incidentally diagnosed venous thromboembolism. Surgery- or chemotherapy-induced risk of thrombosis is also high in patients with cancer. We report on a young male with skeletal Ewing's sarcoma who presented with deep vein thrombosis in the affected limb, which is quite a rare clinical condition. Venous thrombosis of the lower extremities in young patients should prompt the clinician to search for underlying local malignancies.
Tasci
Ilker
I
Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ilkertasci@yahoo.com
Erdem
Gokhan
G
Dogru
Teoman
T
Sonmez
Alper
A
Demiralp
Bahtiyar
B
Kurt
Bulent
B
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005360:Fibula / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult