Open AccessEwing sarcoma of the ileum with wide multiorgan metastases: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Ai-Wen Guo,
Yi-Sha Liu,
Hang Li,
Yi Yuan,
Si-Xun Li
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v14.i8.1585
Subject(s) - medicine , ileum , sarcoma , differential diagnosis , presentation (obstetrics) , pathological , gastrointestinal tract , leiomyosarcoma , pathology , clear cell sarcoma , radiology
Ewing sarcoma (ES) is an aggressive small round cell tumor that usually occurs in younger children and young adults but rarely in older patients. Its occurrence in elderly individuals is rare. ES of the ileum with wide multiorgan metastases is rarely reported and difficult to distinguish radiologically from other gastrointestinal tract tumors.