학술논문
Fatal course of undetected Ewing-like sarcoma in a 9-year-old boy with uncharacteristic clinical presentation
Case Report
Case Report
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology. September 2022, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p231, 9 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1547-769X
Abstract
Author(s): Walther Gotsmy [sup.1], Bettina Neumayer [sup.2], Theo Kraus [sup.2], Barbara Zellinger [sup.2], Daniel Neureiter [sup.2], Fabio Monticelli [sup.1], Harald Meyer [sup.1], Peter Hofer [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.7039.d, 0000000110156330, [...]
A 9-year-old boy collapsed shortly after complaining of shortness of breath. Despite immediate resuscitation measures, the boy died. A few weeks earlier, he had received antibiotic treatment for respiratory infection. However, the post-mortem examination revealed an advanced tumor mass of the mediastinum with infiltration of vital structures, which was identified as a small blue round neoplasm with aspects of an extramedullary Ewing-like sarcoma by supplementary histological and immunohistochemical examinations. This dramatic clinical course of events shows that the possible presence of serious diseases should always be considered behind harmless symptoms, even in children.
A 9-year-old boy collapsed shortly after complaining of shortness of breath. Despite immediate resuscitation measures, the boy died. A few weeks earlier, he had received antibiotic treatment for respiratory infection. However, the post-mortem examination revealed an advanced tumor mass of the mediastinum with infiltration of vital structures, which was identified as a small blue round neoplasm with aspects of an extramedullary Ewing-like sarcoma by supplementary histological and immunohistochemical examinations. This dramatic clinical course of events shows that the possible presence of serious diseases should always be considered behind harmless symptoms, even in children.