Difference between revisions of "Ewing sarcoma"

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{{ Infobox diagnosis
{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      =  
| Image      = Ewing sarcoma - PAS - high mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Width      =  
| Caption    =  
| Caption    = Ewing sarcoma. [[H&E stain]].
| Micro      =
| Micro      = [[small round cell tumour]], clear cytoplasm
| Subtypes  =
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[small round cell tumours]]
| LMDDx      = [[small round cell tumours]] ([[lymphoma]], [[small cell osteosarcoma]], others)
| Stains    = [[PAS stain]] +ve, [[PASD stain]] -ve
| Stains    = [[PAS stain]] +ve, [[PASD stain]] -ve
| IHC        =
| IHC        = CD99 +ve, FLI-1 +ve, CD45 -ve
| EM        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| Molecular  = EWS [[molecular translocation|translocation]], EWS/FLI-1 fusion gene in 90% of cases
| IF        =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Gross      =
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| Assdx      =
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx =
| Clinicalhx = usually <20 years old
| Signs      =
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence =
| Prevalence = uncommon
| Bloodwork  =
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Rads      =
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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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*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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