Primary Ewing sarcoma of squamous temporal bone with intracranial extension

Abstract

Primary Cranial Ewing sarcoma (ES) is rare and that of temporal bone is even rarer entity. Only a few sporadic cases have been reported and no such case has been reported from Eastern India In this report we describe a case of 18 yrs old male with primary cranial ES of squamous temporal bone involving intracranial and extracranial compartment. The patient presented with swelling in zygomatic fossa and imaging studies showed a mass originating in the right temporal bone. Gross total resection of the tumor was done and sent for histopathological study. The case was referred for radio-chemotherapy and had no recurrence up to eight months of follow up.

Keywords

• Primary Ewing sarcoma
• squamous part of temporal bone
• MRI
• Histopathology