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Dutta M, Ghatak S, Biswas G, Sen A
Correspondence: Dr Mainak Dutta, duttamainak@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Nonosseous or soft tissue Ewing’s sarcoma is a rare form of Ewing’s sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumour that seldom affects the head and neck region. Involvement of the nose and paranasal sinuses is extremely uncommon, with only eight of such patients being reported to date, mostly affecting adolescents and young adults. To our knowledge, this study is the first comprehensive report of primary soft tissue Ewing’s sarcoma involving the paranasal sinuses in an elderly patient who successfully completed treatment. We herein discuss the pathogenesis, management and factors affecting the prognosis of this rare group of tumours involving the nose and paranasal sinuses, in relation to the available literature.
Keywords: elderly, Ewing’s sarcoma family tumours, maxillary sinus, paranasal sinuses, soft tissue Ewing’s sarcoma
Singapore Med J 2014; 55(6): e96-e100; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013263
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