Open AccessRare case of extraskeletal Ewings sarcoma of the sinonasal tract
Author(s) -
Sunil Kumar Yeshvanth,
Kurian Ninan,
Satheesh Kumar Bhandary,
Kishan Prasad H Lakshinarayana,
Jyothi Shetty,
J H Makannavar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.95197
Subject(s) - medicine , maxilla , sarcoma , radiation therapy , head and neck , pathology , immunohistochemistry , chemotherapy , radiology , anatomy , surgery
Ewings sarcoma (ES) and primitive neuroectodermal tumor are closely related family of small round cell tumors seen in childhood and adolescence. The incidence of these tumors occurring in the head and neck region is just 2-7%. Mandible and maxilla are the most common sites, whereas involvement of the sinonasal tract is very rare. We report a case of extraskeletal ES of the sinonasal tract in a 29-year-old female who presented with nasal obstruction and epistaxis. The patient was treated with 14 cycles of chemotherapy, combined with surgery and radiotherapy with complete recovery. We present this case due to its rarity, to analyze the clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical findings, so as to differentiate from other small round cell tumors of the sinonasal tract for appropriate treatment.