Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Cranial Vault

ABSTRACT Primary Ewing’s sarcoma (EWS) arising from cranial bones is rare and accounts for only 1%–4% of all EWS. We report the case of a 15-year-old girl with EWS of the frontoparietal region of the skull. She underwent excision following which she received combination chemotherapy with vincristine...

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Published inJournal of neurosciences in rural practice Vol. 7; no. S 01; pp. S109 - S111
Main Authors Narayanan, Geetha, Sreelesh, K. P., Somanathan, Thara, Soman, Lali V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published A-12, Second Floor, Sector -2, NOIDA -201301, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd 01.12.2016
Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Chemotherapy
Diagnosis
Sarcoma
Teenage girls
India
Chemotherapy
Ewing's sarcoma
skull
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Summary:ABSTRACT Primary Ewing’s sarcoma (EWS) arising from cranial bones is rare and accounts for only 1%–4% of all EWS. We report the case of a 15-year-old girl with EWS of the frontoparietal region of the skull. She underwent excision following which she received combination chemotherapy with vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide alternating with ifosfamide, and VP16 and local radiation of 45 Gy. She is alive in complete remission at 40 months.
ISSN:0976-3147
0976-3155
DOI:10.4103/0976-3147.196464