Ewing's Sarcoma of the Finger

Ewing's sarcoma is a mesenchymal cell tumor usually seen in long bones but very rarely seen in the bones of a finger. Swelling and pain are the most common complaints of the affected finger. In radiological imaging, it may be seen as permeative bone destruction accompanied by a soft tissue comp...

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Published in:Journal of clinical imaging science 2014, Vol.4 (1), p.57, Article 57
Main Authors: Gökalp, Mehmet Ata, Kaplanoğlu, Veysel, Unsal, Seyyid Şerif, Erten, Remzi
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Language:English
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Sarcoma
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Summary:Ewing's sarcoma is a mesenchymal cell tumor usually seen in long bones but very rarely seen in the bones of a finger. Swelling and pain are the most common complaints of the affected finger. In radiological imaging, it may be seen as permeative bone destruction accompanied by a soft tissue component or an expansile bone lesion. A 27-year-old right-hand dominant female patient presented with a swelling on the proximal phalanx of her right 3(rd) finger that had existed for 3 years. However, the mass started to gradually increase in size and the pain worsened over a period of 5 weeks. The mass was excised under regional intravenous anesthesia and Ewing's sarcoma was confirmed following a histopathological evaluation. No local recurrence or metastasis was detected 1 year after surgery. Since Ewing's sarcoma is rarely seen in the finger, we present this case with its radiological and clinical findings.
ISSN:2156-7514
2156-7514
2156-5597
DOI:10.4103/2156-7514.143420