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- Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (EES) is a rare type of cancer usually seen in younger people, but can also occur in older patients.
- A 52-year-old woman was diagnosed with EES, which looked like another kind of cancer called adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon.
- Doctors couldn't see the tumor using special scans, but they figured out what it was through specific tests that showed certain markers for EES.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (EES) is a rare finding in comparison with Ewing's sarcoma of bone and usually manifests in young patients. However, even in older patients, one must consider the diagnosis.
Patients And Methods: In this case, we describe a 52-year-old woman diagnosed with EES, mimicking as adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid.
Results: The tumor was not visualized by a multi-slice spiral computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis with intravenous contrast, and eventually the diagnosis was made by positive immunohistochemical staining for CD99 and by molecular testing for EWSR1 translocation.
Conclusions: This combination of the patient's age and the localization of the tumor mimicking an adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid has never been described before.
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