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Ewing’s sarcoma

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Abstract

In 1921, James Ewing1 described a primary malignant tumour of bone in which he emphasized the perivascular arrangement of the tumour cells. A wide age range is affected but the neoplasm predominates in the second decade. It is the second most common malignant tumour of bone in children. The most common affected sites are the pelvis and femur and there is a modest male predominance. Babies and toddlers are affected in 2% of cases2.The most frequent symptoms are pain and swelling.

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Variend, S. (1993). Ewing’s sarcoma. In: Paediatric Neoplasia. Current Histopathology, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2224-5_8

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