Primary gastric Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor

J Int Med Res. 2021 Feb;49(2):300060520986681. doi: 10.1177/0300060520986681.

Abstract

A rare and highly malignant small round cell tumor, Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (ES/PNET) usually occurs in the pelvis, long-axis bones, and femur. In contrast, extraosseous ES is more often found in the paraspinal region, limbs, and retroperitoneum, but is extremely rare in the stomach. We report a case of a 55-year-old woman who presented with fatigue, fever, and black stool. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) imaging showed a large ulcerative lesion of approximately 5.5 × 5.0 cm in the stomach and irregular thickening of the ulcer wall. Upper endoscopy revealed a large, irregular ulcer in the posterior wall of the stomach. Histopathological examination suggested that the mass with the largest diameter (7.5 cm) was ES. Immunohistochemistry indicated positivity for CD99. Enhanced CT of the whole body was performed but no definite masses were found in other organs, and the patient was diagnosed with primary gastric ES. The patient underwent radical distal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy, but refused chemoradiotherapy.

Keywords: Ewing sarcoma; cluster of differentiation 99; gastric; primary; primitive neuroectodermal tumor; stomach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive*
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing* / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoma, Ewing* / surgery
  • Stomach