Ewing's Sarcoma of the Zygomatic Arch Presenting in a 69-Year Old : An Unusual Case Report
Joint Authors
Cowie, Fiona
Hilmi, Omar
Reid, Robin
Mennie, Joanna C.
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
We report a rare case of Ewing's sarcoma of the zygomatic arch presenting in a 69-year-old patient.
Method.
Case report and a review of the world literature on Ewing's sarcoma incidence and management.
Results.
Ewing's sarcoma is a malignant round cell tumour of neuroectodermal origin that typically presents in the pelvis and long bones of children and adolescent boys.
This report is the first to document the presentation of ewing's sarcoma of the zygomatic arch in a 69-year-old lady.
Our patient underwent surgical excision and radiotherapy and at 4-year followup has no signs of recurrence or metastasis.
Conclusion.
To our knowledge this is the first case report to document Ewing's sarcoma of this location in a 69-year-old patient.
This case report highlights the importance of diagnostic investigations in Ewing's sarcoma and discusses the management issues that this rare presentation raises.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mennie, Joanna C.& Reid, Robin& Cowie, Fiona& Hilmi, Omar. 2011. Ewing's Sarcoma of the Zygomatic Arch Presenting in a 69-Year Old : An Unusual Case Report. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mennie, Joanna C.…[et al.]. Ewing's Sarcoma of the Zygomatic Arch Presenting in a 69-Year Old : An Unusual Case Report. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mennie, Joanna C.& Reid, Robin& Cowie, Fiona& Hilmi, Omar. Ewing's Sarcoma of the Zygomatic Arch Presenting in a 69-Year Old : An Unusual Case Report. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475334
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475334