Extraosseous Ewing sarcoma in the mesentery: the first report of cases in children

Pediatr Surg Int. 2015 Oct;31(10):995-9. doi: 10.1007/s00383-015-3782-0. Epub 2015 Aug 18.

Abstract

Extraosseous ewing sarcoma (EES) is a rare soft-tissue tumor usually found in the extremities or paraspinal region. We describe the case of a 4-year-old boy with a large cystic mass in the mesentery diagnosed as mesenteric lymphangioma preoperatively and as EES after partial resection and histopathological examination. EES in the mesentery is extremely rare, with only 2 reports described in the English literature. This represents the first report of EES in a child.

Keywords: Abdominal mass; Ewing sarcoma; Mesenteric lymphangioma; Mesenteric tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mesentery / diagnostic imaging
  • Mesentery / pathology
  • Mesentery / surgery*
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / diagnosis*
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / surgery*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed