Intradural extramedullary Ewing's sarcoma. Recurrence with acute clinical presentation and literature review

Alberto Bazzocchi; Antonella Bacci; Elena Serchi; Angela Salerno; Eugenio Salizzoni; Marco Leonardi

doi:10.1177/197140091302600413

Intradural extramedullary Ewing's sarcoma. Recurrence with acute clinical presentation and literature review

Neuroradiol J. 2013 Aug;26(4):476-81. doi: 10.1177/197140091302600413. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

Authors

Alberto Bazzocchi¹, Antonella Bacci, Elena Serchi, Angela Salerno, Eugenio Salizzoni, Marco Leonardi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Specialized, Diagnostic, and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital; Bologna, Italy - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, The "Rizzoli" Institute, IRCCS - Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, UOC of Neuroradiology; Bologna, Italy - abazzo@inwind.it.

Abstract

The intradural extramedullary space is an extremely unusual site for the onset of Ewing's sarcoma. We describe a case of recurrence of intradural extramedullary Ewing's sarcoma and review the literature available on this topic.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
Sarcoma, Ewing / pathology*
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology*