Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2009 Jun;42(3):404-407.

Periosteal Ewing's Sarcoma of the Rib

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea. csmed7@hanmail.net

Abstract

A 43-yr-old patient visited our department with intermittent chest pain he had suffered with for the past 2 months. Chest CT showed an egg shaped mass in the left chest wall. Local resection was performed for distinguishing the mass from a neurogenic tumor. The diagnosis was periosteal Ewing sarcoma of the rib. Since there was no evidence of metastasis based on the PET-CT, a 2nd operation was done with wide resection and thoracoplasty. The patient was then treated with combined chemotherapy. There has been no local recurrence for the last 1 year. The patient's age and tumor origin were distinct from the usual characteristics of Ewing's sarcoma. Periosteal Ewing's sarcoma of the rib has rarely been reported. We report here on a case of periosteal Ewing's sarcoma of the rib along with a review of the relevant medical literature.

Keyword

Ribs; Sarcoma, Ewing's; Chemotherapy; Thoracoplasty

MeSH Terms

Chest Pain
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis
Ovum
Recurrence
Ribs
Sarcoma, Ewing
Thoracic Wall
Thoracoplasty
Thorax
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