Onkológia 2/2011

Therapy for Ewing´s Family of Tumours in adults – a case report of 53 years old patient

Ewing´s sarcoma, a highly malignant primary bone tumour, is most frequently observed in children and adolescents, aged 4 – 15 years. 90 % of patients are younger than 20 years. Ewing´s sarcomas are rare in patients over the age of 40 years. Prognosis is poor, with 5-year overall survival of 55 % to 70 % in localized and not exceeding 20 % in primarily metastatic disease. Patients with primary bone cancers should be evaluted by a multidisciplinary team with demonstrated expertise in the management of such patients. We introduce you a curiose case report of 53 years old patient.

Keywords: Ewing sarcoma/PNET, multimodal therapy, survival.