Image findings and pre-operative embolization of pediatric Ewing's sarcoma of skull: A case report

Hsueh Han Wang, Wan Yuo Guo, Chao Bao Luo, Feng Chi Chang*, Jung Feng Lirng, Cheng Yen Chang

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Abstract

Ewing's sarcoma of the skull is a rare and aggressive primary bone tumor occurs in young-aged patients. The current main therapeutic strategy is surgical tumor removal followed by adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. We, hereby, present a pediatric case of Ewing's sarcoma arising from right temporal bone. Pre-operative embolization of the hypervascular tumor followed by immediate surgical resection of the lesion was performed. The surgery resulted in a near-total tumor removal and a small residual tumor at the adjacent meninge. Early recurrence of the small residual tumor developed shortly after the surgery. This short time interval indicated the importance and challenge of complete resection for a malignant tumor of skull.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-317
Number of pages5
JournalChinese Journal of Radiology
Volume34
Issue number4
StatePublished - Dec 2009

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