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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Ewing sarcoma - PAS - high mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Ewing sarcoma. [[PAS stain]].
| Micro      = [[small round cell tumour]], clear cytoplasm
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[Ewing-like tumours]] (e.g. [[CIC-DUX sarcoma]]), [[small round cell tumours]] ([[lymphoma]], [[small cell osteosarcoma]], others)
| Stains    = [[PAS stain]] +ve, [[PASD stain]] -ve
| IHC        = [[CD99]] +ve, FLI-1 +ve, CD45 -ve
| EM        =
| Molecular  = EWS [[Chromosomal translocations|translocation]], EWS/FLI-1 fusion gene in 90% of cases
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[bone]], rarely other sites
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = usually <20 years old
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = uncommon
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  =
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    =
}}
'''Ewing sarcoma''', also known as '''EWS/pPNET''', is an uncommon bone tumour.
'''Ewing sarcoma''', also known as '''EWS/pPNET''', is an uncommon bone tumour.


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*Usually younger than 20 years.
*Usually younger than 20 years.
*Second most common malignant bone tumour in children.
*Second most common malignant bone tumour in children.
**Most common malignant bone tumour = osteosarcoma (AKA osteogenic sarcoma).
**Most common malignant bone tumour = [[osteosarcoma]] ([[AKA]] ''osteogenic sarcoma'').


Poor prognostic factors:<ref>PST. 14 February 2011.</ref>
Poor prognostic factors:<ref>PST. 14 February 2011.</ref>
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*It is a [[small round cell tumour]].
*It is a [[small round cell tumour]].
*[[Rhabdomyosarcoma]] occasionally has cytoplasmic clearing (due to glycogen).<ref name=PST14feb11>PST. 14 February 2011.</ref>
*[[Rhabdomyosarcoma]] occasionally has cytoplasmic clearing (due to glycogen).<ref name=PST14feb11>PST. 14 February 2011.</ref>
DDx:
*[[Ewing-like tumours]] (e.g. [[CIC-DUX sarcoma]]).
*Large cell [[lymphoma]].
*Other [[small round cell tumours]] (e.g. small cell [[osteosarcoma]]).


====Images====
====Images====
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*CD45 -ve.  
*CD45 -ve.  
**Done to r/o [[lymphoma]].
**Done to r/o [[lymphoma]].
*+/-Neural markers (NSE, synaptophysin, CD57 (??? CD56 ???), S100).
*+/-Neural markers (NSE, synaptophysin, CD57 (??? CD56 ???), S-100).
*+/-Cytokeratins.
*+/-Cytokeratins.
*Caveolin-1 +ve in ~ 85% of EWS.<ref>PST. 14 February 2011.</ref>
*Caveolin-1 +ve in ~ 85% of EWS.<ref>PST. 14 February 2011.</ref>
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Notes:<ref>PST. 22 February 2010.</ref>
Notes:<ref>PST. 22 February 2010.</ref>
*CD99 +ve  
*[[CD99]] +ve  
**Plasma membrane staining tumours:
**Plasma membrane staining tumours:
***[[Lymphoblastic lymphoma]]/leukemia.
***[[Lymphoblastic lymphoma]]/leukemia.
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