TY - JOUR
T1 - A challenging diagnosis
T2 - Lesson from case series of sacral Ewing sarcoma
AU - Kamal, Achmad Fauzi
AU - Cahayadi, Sigit Daru
AU - Shihab, Reza Abidin
AU - Ramang, Didi Saputra
N1 - Funding Information:
The corresponding author, on behalf of all authors, declares that there is no conflict of interest. Not commissioned, externally peer-reviewed.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - Background: Ewing's sarcoma is an aggressive bone and the surrounding soft tissue cancer primarily found in children and young adults. It is mostly observed in the trunk and long bones while unusually seen in the sacrum. Sacral Ewing sarcoma has a unique anatomic limitation due to neurological structures, vertebral column, and pelvic involvement. Hence, identifying sacral Ewing's sarcoma remains a challenge. Method: This is a case series including three patients diagnosed with Sacral Ewing's sarcoma. These three cases have been diagnosed based on clinical and radiographic examination, MRI, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry examination. Discussion: Sacral Ewing's sarcoma remains a challenge to diagnose due to its unique anatomy site. MRI examination is sensitive to detect lesions but nonspecific. Thus, require histopathological confirmation. Conclusion: Early diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma is essential and we need to perform further examinations, such as immunohistochemistry examination, to confirm the diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma.
AB - Background: Ewing's sarcoma is an aggressive bone and the surrounding soft tissue cancer primarily found in children and young adults. It is mostly observed in the trunk and long bones while unusually seen in the sacrum. Sacral Ewing sarcoma has a unique anatomic limitation due to neurological structures, vertebral column, and pelvic involvement. Hence, identifying sacral Ewing's sarcoma remains a challenge. Method: This is a case series including three patients diagnosed with Sacral Ewing's sarcoma. These three cases have been diagnosed based on clinical and radiographic examination, MRI, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry examination. Discussion: Sacral Ewing's sarcoma remains a challenge to diagnose due to its unique anatomy site. MRI examination is sensitive to detect lesions but nonspecific. Thus, require histopathological confirmation. Conclusion: Early diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma is essential and we need to perform further examinations, such as immunohistochemistry examination, to confirm the diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma.
KW - Challenge
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Ewing sarcoma
KW - Sacral
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107073
DO - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107073
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:85129259653
SN - 2210-2612
VL - 94
JO - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
JF - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
M1 - 107073
ER -