The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society (대한골관절종양학회지)

The Korean Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (대한근골격종양학회)
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Extraskeletal Ewing Sarcoma - Report of Four Cases -

골격외 Ewing 육종 - 4예 보고 -

  • Rhee, Seung-Koo (Division of Tumor Study, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kang, Yong-Koo (Division of Tumor Study, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Song, Seok-Whan (Division of Tumor Study, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Won-Jong (Division of Tumor Study, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Ihm, Il-Jae (Division of Tumor Study, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea)
  • 이승구 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정형외과 종양연구회) ;
  • 강용구 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정형외과 종양연구회) ;
  • 송석환 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정형외과 종양연구회) ;
  • 박원종 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정형외과 종양연구회) ;
  • 임일재 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정형외과 종양연구회)
  • Published : 1999.03.30
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Abstract

Recently we experienced four cases of soft tissue Ewing sarcoma, developed in the calf muscles in two cases, and one case each in the foot and suprascapular region. We also found that the clinical course in all cases was rather rapid, because of local recurrence and metastatic lesions developing within a few months, followed by the patients' death in about 2 years after the primary tumor was excised. These cases were improperly treated initially as some kind of benign soft tissue tumor. The delay led to missed early accurate diagnosis and was thought to be one of the main causes for the rapid local recurrence and metastasis after tumor excision. The pulmonary metastasis was the most common cause of death.

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