Maxillary Ewing Sarcoma in a Teenager: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ewing sarcoma (ES) is an aggressive primary bone cancer, primarily affecting children and adolescents, accounting for 5% of cancers in this demographic. ES most commonly affects males during adolescence. It primarily targets flat and long bones such as the pelvis, femur, tibia, and fibula, and less frequently, the mandible and maxilla.

Case presentation

This case report details a 14-year-old Arab female with maxillary ES, highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The patient presented with jaw pain and swelling, initially evaluated via radiography and biopsy, revealing classic histopathological features (small round blue cells, Homer-Wright rosettes) and immunohistochemical markers (CD99, NKX2.2, FLI1 positivity). Imaging identified a localized maxilla

SUBMITTER: Al-Bitar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12040304 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature