Extraosseous Primary Ewing's Sarcoma of the Lungs Mistakenly Diagnosed and Managed as Hemothorax: An Extremely Aggressive and Fatal Rare Tumor with an Unusual Site

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https://doi.org/10.58322/stmj.v2i2.23

Keywords:

Extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma, Lungs, Tumor, Computed tomography

Abstract

Extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma of the lungs is a rare soft tissue tumor of children and adolescents usually found in the extremities. In this case report, we present a 4-year-old male child with primary Ewing Sarcoma of the lungs who presented with shortness of breath, cough, left-side chest pain, and hemoptysis for two months. We reviewed clinical, radiological, and pathological findings for this rare malignancy.

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Ahmed Adam Osman, Department of Radiology, Somalia Turkiye Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

 

 

 

Ibrahim Mohamed Hirsi, Department of Pediatrics, Somalia Turkiye Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

 

 

 

Mohamed Osman Dahir, Department of Radiology, Somalia Turkiye Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

 

 

 

Ahmed Abdirahman Hussein, Department of Internal Medicine, Somalia Turkiye Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

 

 

 

Ahmed Muhammad Bashir, Department of Internal Medicine, Somalia Turkiye Training and Research Hsopital

 

 

 

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Published

2023-04-15

How to Cite

Osman, A. A., Hirsi, I. M., Dahir, M. O., Hussein, A. A., & Bashir, A. M. (2023). Extraosseous Primary Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Lungs Mistakenly Diagnosed and Managed as Hemothorax: An Extremely Aggressive and Fatal Rare Tumor with an Unusual Site. Somalia Turkiye Medical Journal (STMJ), 2(2), 45–49. https://doi.org/10.58322/stmj.v2i2.23

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023)

Section

Case Reports

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