Ewing's sarcoma of the spine: Misdiagnosed as tuberculosis and presenting as paraplegia

Abstract

Ewing's sarcoma of the spine is a rare tumor, which usually presents with nonspecific symptoms. In India, these are usually misdiagnosed as tuberculosis due to associated fever. These present late with paraplegia. Even then aggressive multimodality therapy of surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy can lead to the recovery of neurological disabilities. This case report highlights the need for prompt diagnosis, multimodality therapy, and complete neurological recovery even when presentation is delayed by 6 months.

Keywords

• Recovery
• spinal Ewing's sarcoma
• tuberculosis