Sarcoma (Jan 2008)

Very Late Local Relapse of Ewing's Sarcoma of the Head and Neck treated with Aggressive Multimodal Therapy

  • J. Thariat,
  • A. Italiano,
  • F. Peyrade,
  • I. Birtwisle-Peyrottes,
  • L. Gastaud,
  • O. Dassonville,
  • A. Thyss

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/854141
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2008

Abstract

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Ewing's sarcoma's relapse rarely occurs more than two years after the initial diagnosis. We report the case of a 26-year-old man with a history of Ewing's sarcoma of the left maxillary sinus at the age of 10 who presented with a very late local relapse, 16 years after the first occurrence of disease. Ultimate control was achieved after multimodal therapy including surgery, high-dose chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. This report indicates that local relapses of Ewing's sarcoma can be treated with curative intent in selected cases.