Dumbbell-shaped Ewing's sarcoma family of tumor of thoracic spine in a child

Pediatr Surg Int. 2008 Aug;24(8):953-5. doi: 10.1007/s00383-008-2183-z. Epub 2008 Jun 10.

Abstract

An 8-year-old boy was referred due to difficulty in walking. T1-weighted MRI detected a well-marginated lesion expanding from the epidural region in the spinal canal to the paravertebral area through the Th9 and Th10 intervertebral foramen. The patient underwent a biopsy under video-assisted thoracoscopy and the tumor was diagnosed as Ewing's sarcoma family of tumor (ESFT). Imaging confirmed that the tumor completely disappeared and his neurologic functions were recovered perfectly at the end of treatment. Very few cases of skeletal ESFT of epidural extension in childhood have been documented. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery remains the best option for the diagnosis of endothoracic tumors in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / surgery
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods
  • Thoracic Vertebrae*