Pleural Effusion Revealing a Diagnosis of Ewing Sarcoma

Pleural effusion can rarely present as an initial manifestation of Ewing sarcoma. We illustrate a case of a young male adult who was admitted with pleural effusion that led to the diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma.

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-12, Vol.13 (12), p.e20439
Main Authors: Ali, Khaled, Habib, Mhd Baraa, Taha, Noheir M, Abdalhadi, Ahmed M, Hammamy, Riyadh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Biopsy
Bone cancer
Bones
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Dehydrogenases
Ewings sarcoma
Laboratories
Medical diagnosis
Medical imaging
Medical prognosis
Medicine
Oncology
Pain
Pathology
Patients
Pleural effusion
Proteins
Pulmonology
Stains & staining
Young adults
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Summary:Pleural effusion can rarely present as an initial manifestation of Ewing sarcoma. We illustrate a case of a young male adult who was admitted with pleural effusion that led to the diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.20439