Ewing's sarcoma presenting as monoarthritis

A 22-year-old woman presented with a monoarthritis which mimicked septic arthritis. Synovial biopsy showed chronic synovitis. The synovial fluid was macroscopically purulent but was subsequently shown to contain malignant cells arising from a Ewing's sarcoma of the distal femur. This case indic...

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Published inJournal of rheumatology Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 534
Main Authors McGirr, E E, Edmonds, J P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.08.1984
Subjects
Adult
Arthritis - etiology
Arthritis - pathology
Bone Marrow - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Femoral Neoplasms - complications
Femoral Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Femoral Neoplasms - pathology
Humans
Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Sarcoma, Ewing - complications
Sarcoma, Ewing - diagnostic imaging
Sarcoma, Ewing - pathology
Sarcoma, Ewing - secondary
Synovial Fluid - pathology
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Summary:A 22-year-old woman presented with a monoarthritis which mimicked septic arthritis. Synovial biopsy showed chronic synovitis. The synovial fluid was macroscopically purulent but was subsequently shown to contain malignant cells arising from a Ewing's sarcoma of the distal femur. This case indicates that malignancy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an unexplained monoarthritis, and documents a monoarthritis as the presenting feature of Ewing's sarcoma.
ISSN:0315-162X