One‐stage combined approach en bloc vertebrectomy for primary Ewing's sarcoma of mobile spine in an adult patient: 3 years following aggressive surgery for a rare entity

Abstract

Key Clinical Message Currently, there is no consensus on the optimal management of nonmetastatic Ewing's sarcoma of the mobile spine. However, associated to chemotherapy, aggressive surgery with en bloc wide resection seems to improve local control and survival. Abstract Primary Ewing's sarcoma (EWS) of non‐sacral spine is extremely rare, especially in middle‐age. Therapeutic strategy aims: to large tumor resection, to provide spine stability and to avoid recurrence through chemo and radiotherapy. We report a case of thoracic spine EWS in an adult treated by combined approach en bloc vertebrectomy.

Keywords

• en bloc vertebrectomy
• Ewing's sarcoma
• surgery
• thoracic spine