Primary extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the lung.
Ewing's sarcoma is a neuroectodermal tumour characteristically presenting during the second decade of life and arising from bone. Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma is exceptionally rare. We present a case of a 44-year-old man who underwent pneumonectomy for a primary extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the lung. This demonstrates a very rare pulmonary Ewing's sarcoma and highlights the importance of preoperative evaluation in aggressive tumours.
Hancorn
Kate
K
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK. katehancorn@hotmail.com
Sharma
Anita
A
Shackcloth
Michael
M
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed