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Published in: Child's Nervous System 12/2003

01-12-2003 | Case-based Update

A case of primary Ewing’s sarcoma of the occipital bone presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus

Authors: Takasumi Yasuda, Takayuki Inagaki, Yasuo Yamanouchi, Keiji Kawamoto, Urara Kohdera, Hirohide Kawasaki, Takahide Nakano

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 12/2003

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Abstract

Background

Ewing’s sarcomas account for approximately 10% of primary malignant bone tumors. While most of the primary Ewing’s sarcomas occur in the long bones, pelvis, or ribs, approximately 1–6% of these sarcomas arise in the skull. We found approximately 50 cases of Ewing’s sarcoma of the calvarium reported in our search of the literature. Of these, 36 cases were reported in detail.

Case report and discussion

In this article we describe a rare case of primary Ewing’s sarcoma of the occipital bone presenting with acute obstructive hydrocephalus and review the literature.
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Metadata
Title
A case of primary Ewing’s sarcoma of the occipital bone presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus
Authors
Takasumi Yasuda
Takayuki Inagaki
Yasuo Yamanouchi
Keiji Kawamoto
Urara Kohdera
Hirohide Kawasaki
Takahide Nakano
Publication date
01-12-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 12/2003
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-003-0816-z

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