Ewing sarcoma of the first metacarpal with a 9-year follow-up: case report

J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Aug;38(8):1575-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.05.001. Epub 2013 Jun 25.

Abstract

Ewing sarcoma is a primary bone tumor that rarely occurs in the hand. We present a case involving the thumb metacarpal with long-term follow-up. Carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal arthrodeses with autograft are relatively simple procedures that stabilized the thumb and preserved satisfactory function.

Keywords: Ewing sarcoma; hand; metacarpal bone; treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthrodesis / methods
  • Autografts
  • Bone Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Bone Transplantation / methods*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gadolinium
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Metacarpal Bones / pathology
  • Metacarpal Bones / surgery*
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / drug therapy
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / pathology*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / surgery*
  • Thumb / pathology
  • Thumb / surgery
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Gadolinium