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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (EES) is a rare tumor of soft tissue. As an uncommon clinical entity with histologic features similar to those of other small round-cell tumors, EES occasionally produces difficulty in diagnosis. Hence, diagnosis should be confirmed by histochemical, immunohistochemical and clinical findings. Here, we describe a man aged 29 years who had intrathoracic mass was diagnosed as EES after incisional biopsy of the tumor. The presence of glycogen in the tumor cells was demonstrated by periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stain but immunoreactivity for cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen, leukocyte common antigen, desmin, actin and neuron-specific enolase were absent; vimentin was present. The patient was successfully treated with VIP regimen (etoposide, ifosfamide and cisplatin) followed by local irradiation. He remained alive without recurrence after one year. A review of the literature and recent advances in the treatment of EES are reported.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0578-1337
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
474-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Intrathoracic extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma: a case report and review of literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports