Ewings Sarcoma of Fourth Metatarsal: A Rare Presentation
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2019, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
ABSTRACT Ewings sarcoma is a primary aggressive neoplasm of bone seen in the second decade of life. This is a case report of a 10-year-old male child who presented with Ewings sarcoma of fourth metatarsal of left side with no distant metastases. Patient was managed by neo-adjuvant therapy followed by wide excision of the tumour followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. He had a very good response and was disease free for up to two years on follow-up.
Authors and Affiliations
Chetan Peshin, Kunal Das, Ahmed Abdul Ghaffar, Sirazul Haque Malik
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- DOI 10.7860/JCDR/2019/37214.12468
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