Epidural metastasis of Ewing's sarcoma: a rare localisation (original) (raw)

Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology

Abstract

Epidural spinal metastasis of Ewing's sarcoma is rarely observed. We report on a rare case of purely epidural spinal metastasis of Ewing's sarcoma with pain and paraplegia, and describe the treatment and final outcome of the patient.

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