Ewing's Sarcoma of the Finger.
Ewing's sarcoma is a mesenchymal cell tumor usually seen in long bones but very rarely seen in the bones of a finger. Swelling and pain are the most common complaints of the affected finger. In radiological imaging, it may be seen as permeative bone destruction accompanied by a soft tissue component or an expansile bone lesion. A 27-year-old right-hand dominant female patient presented with a swelling on the proximal phalanx of her right 3(rd) finger that had existed for 3 years. However, the mass started to gradually increase in size and the pain worsened over a period of 5 weeks. The mass was excised under regional intravenous anesthesia and Ewing's sarcoma was confirmed following a histopathological evaluation. No local recurrence or metastasis was detected 1 year after surgery. Since Ewing's sarcoma is rarely seen in the finger, we present this case with its radiological and clinical findings.
Departments of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.
Mehmet Ata
MA
Gökalp
Department of Radiology, Keçiören Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Veysel
V
Kaplanoğlu
Departments of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.
Seyyid Şerif
SŞ
Unsal
Department of Pathology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.
Remzi
R
Erten
Ewing's sarcoma; magnetic resonance imaging; phalanx