Primary Ewing sarcoma of the vertebral column: Case report and literature review

From: Journal of Pediatric Neurology | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Lmejjati, Mohamed; Attar, Hicham El; Layadi, Fouad; Belaabidia, Badia; Ali, Said Ait Ben | Copyright information

Abstract.

We describe a rare case of the spinal cord compression by a primary Ewing sarcoma of the thoracolumbar spine. A 16-year-old boy was admitted with back pain for 2 month and inability to walk for 15 days. At the presentation, he had paraparesis and bilateral hypoesthesia below the T12 level, without sphincter dysfunction. Thoracolumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging showed an involved vertebral body mass of the L1 extending in the epidural space with an extension into the pre...