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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2020; 55(05): 649-652
DOI: 10.1016/j.rboe.2017.10.010
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Ortopedia Pediátrica

Spondylectomy for Primary Ewing Lumbar Sarcoma in Children[*]

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1   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
,
Luísa Vital
2   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital de São João, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Porto, Portugal
,
Francisco Serdoura
2   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital de São João, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Porto, Portugal
,
André Rodrigues Pinho
2   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital de São João, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Porto, Portugal
,
Vitorino Veludo
2   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital de São João, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Abstract

Primary Ewing sarcoma in the spine is very rare, and the treatment for it is multidisciplinary. There is no consensus regarding the optimal method of local control; however, en bloc resection is associated with an improvement in survival rates. The authors report a case of a 5-year-old girl who initially presented low back pain, and was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma after being submitted to imaging studies by radiography, magnetic resonance and bone biopsy. A spondylectomy was performed in accordance with the Euro Ewing protocol. At the three-year follow-up, the patient had no restrictions regarding her daily activities, and there has been no evidence of recurrence to date.

* Study conducted at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital de São João, Faculsade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. Originally Published by Elsevier.




Publication History

Received: 06 September 2017

Accepted: 19 October 2017

Article published online:
03 February 2020

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