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ArticleBMJ case reports2024

Intrathoracic Ewing's sarcoma in an adult masquerading as lung abscess.

Raja Lahiri, Shubham Singh Rawat, Kandhala Srikant, Shalinee Rao

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Raja LahiriCVTS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2703-1128
Shubham Singh RawatCVTS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India ayushrock.ar@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1372-609X
Kandhala SrikantGeneral Surgery Department, Apollo Hospital, Aragonda, India.
Shalinee RaoPathology and Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh · INApollo Hospitals · IN

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Abstract

Intrathoracic extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (EES) is a relatively uncommon malignant tumour. Here, we present a scenario involving an adult man in his 20s with a large intrathoracic EES that manifested as a lung abscess. Preoperative diagnostic tests were inconclusive; hence, the patient underwent an exploratory thoracotomy for the excision of the mass. Histopathology revealed a small round blue cell tumour, and immunohistochemistry, along with fluorescence in situ hybridisation, confirmed the diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma. Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy was recommended, but the patient did not comply. A year later, he presented with a recurrence of the intrathoracic mass and subsequently received adjuvant chemotherapy. Currently, he is in remission.

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Lung AbscessNeuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, PeripheralSarcomaSarcoma, EwingAdultChemotherapy, AdjuvantHumansMaleCardiothoracic surgeryLung cancer (oncology)PathologyRadiologyRespiratory medicine

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PMID38296504
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