The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2021 , Vol 63 , Num 6
Primary spinal multifocal intradural-extramedullary Ewing sarcoma in children: presentation of a case and review of the literature
Eren Müngen 1 ,Nilgün Kurucu 1 ,Tezer Kutluk 1 ,Kader K. Oğuz 2 ,Figen Söylemezoğlu 3 ,Bilgehan Yalçın 1
1 Departments of Pediatric Oncology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Institute Ankara
2 Departments of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
3 Departments of Pathology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.24953/turkjped.2021.06.018 Background. Primary spinal, intradural, extramedullary Ewing sarcoma (PSIEES) is exceptionally uncommon. Here, we present an interesting pediatric case with a PSIEES diagnosis confirmed by the presence of a specific fusion protein in the tumor tissue and who then developed a cerebellar recurrence. We also reviewed the PSIEES cases in childhood reported in the literature.

Case. An 8.5-year-old boy was admitted to a local hospital with a one-month history of severe back and limb pain, and inability to move his lower limbs. Physical examination revealed paraparesis in the lower extremities. Spinal MRI revealed multiple intradural extramedullary masses at the L2-L3, L4-5 and L5-S1 levels. He underwent surgery and near total excision of all three masses were performed. Histopathological diagnosis of Ewing Sarcoma was confirmed with EWS-ERG gene rearrangement. The patient was treated according to EuroEwing chemotherapy protocol. A total dose of 4500 cGy radiotherapy was applied to the tumor location at L2-S1 paravertebral region. Eighteen months after the end of treatment, a mass in the left cerebellar hemisphere was determined. Gross total excision was performed. Histopathological examination of the tumor showed Ewing sarcoma. Radiological screening revealed isolated central nervous system recurrence. A total of 4500 cGy radiotherapy was applied. He is on a second-line treatment consisting of gemcitabine and docetaxel without any evidence of disease.

Conclusions. Ewing Sarcoma with spinal intradural region in childhood is very rare. We could only find 17 pediatric cases reported in the literature. Neurological findings occur earlier in tumors of this region. The prognosis is worse than other extraosseous Ewing sarcoma. Keywords : Ewing family of tumors, extraosseous Ewing sarcoma, intradural extramedullary tumors, cord compression

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