Ewing's Sarcoma of the Zygomatic Arch Presenting in a 69-Year Old: An Unusual Case Report
Author(s) -
Joanna Mennie,
Robin Reid,
Fiona Cowie,
Omar Hilmi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
case reports in otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6765
pISSN - 2090-6773
DOI - 10.1155/2011/484976
Subject(s) - medicine , ewing's sarcoma , sarcoma , zygomatic arch , presentation (obstetrics) , pelvis , radiation therapy , electronic journal , metastasis , surgery , radiology , pathology , cancer , free access , world wide web , computer science
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.
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