J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2022; 83(S 02): e181-e190
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1722900
Original Article

Primary Calvarial Ewing Sarcoma: A Case Series

1   Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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1   Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Aman Batish
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Ankur Kapoor
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Ninad Ramesh Patil
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Shaurya Mahendru
2   Medical Undergraduate, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Chirag Ahuja
3   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Debajyoti Chatterjee
3   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
› Author Affiliations

Funding None.
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Abstract

Background Calvarial Ewing tumor is a relatively rare differential among bony neoplasms. We present our experience of managing primary calvarial Ewing sarcoma (EWS), highlighting their clinical and radiological findings.

Method In a retrospective analysis, we evaluated our 12-year database for pathologically proven EWS. A literature search was conducted for the comparative presentation and update on the management and outcome.

Result From January 2008 to December 2020, we managed eight patients (male:female = 5:3; age range 6 months to 19 years, mean 11.5 years) harboring primary calvarial EWS. All cases underwent wide local excision; two patients required intradural tumor resection, while one required rotation flap for scalp reconstruction. Mean hospital stay was 8 days. All patients received adjuvant chemo- and radiotherapy. Three patients remained asymptomatic at 5 years of follow-up, while two patients died.

Conclusion Primary calvarial EWS is a rare entity. It usually affects patients in the first two decades of life. These tumors can be purely intracranial, causing raised intracranial pressure symptoms, which may exhibit rapidly enlarging subgaleal tumors with only cosmetic deformities or symptoms of both. Radical excision followed by adjuvant therapy may offer a favorable long-term outcome.

Ethical Approval

All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee (Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh/Institute Ethics Committee) and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. As this is a retrospective study, formal consent is not required.


Informed Consent

Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Additional informed consent was obtained from all individual participants for whom identifying information is included in this article.


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Publication History

Received: 22 July 2020

Accepted: 07 December 2020

Article published online:
08 March 2021

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