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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2020

Giant Ewing's Sarcoma of the Body of the Scapula.

Alok Chandra Agrawal, Sandeep Kumar Yadav, Mukund Madhav Ojha, J Rakshit

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alok Chandra AgrawalDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Sandeep Kumar YadavDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Mukund Madhav OjhaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
J RakshitDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEwing sarcoma is a malignant neoplasm occurring usually in bones such as femur, tibia, and iliac wing. We are here reporting a case of same arising from scapula. Of all the tumors arising from scapula, Ewing's sarcoma contributed to only 8%. CASE REPORT: A male patient presented to us with pain and swelling over right scapular region. After initial investigation, biopsy was performed. Biopsy reveals uniform small-sized cells arranged in layers with high nucleus to cytoplasmic ratio. Provisional diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma was made which was later confirmed on immunohistochemistry. The patient underwent planned surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and swelling along with partial scapula was resected.

conclusionAlthough Ewing sarcoma is common neoplasm, it rarely arises from flat bone-like scapula. Henceforth, reporting of such a case is not only imperative but also mandatory.

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Ewing sarcomamalignant neoplasmscapulasubtotal scapulectomy

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PMID33708705
PMCPMC7933641
OpenAlexW3133723076

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