Cutaneous extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma. 1985

M S Peters, and H M Reiman, and S A Muller

Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma has been recognized as being histologically indistinguishable from Ewing's sarcoma of bone. Although the occurrence of extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma in deep soft tissues has been well described, such cutaneous lesions are rare. We report the clinical history, histopathologic findings, and results of ultrastructural study of this rare variant occurring in a 12-year-old girl. She presented with a dermal and subcutaneous tumor of the left third toe, without osseous involvement. The lesion was composed of masses of round-oval cells, with perilobular fibrosis, focal hemorrhage, ill-defined pale cytoplasm containing glycogen, and absent pericellular reticulin. Ultrastructural study showed a monotonous cell population, with focal thickening of apposing membranes, high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio, copious intracytoplasmic glycogen, and paucity of organelles except mitochondria. We present this case along with discussion of the literature and problems concerning differential diagnosis of small cell malignancies in the skin.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D001859 Bone Neoplasms Tumors or cancer located in bone tissue or specific BONES. Bone Cancer,Cancer of Bone,Cancer of the Bone,Neoplasms, Bone,Bone Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Bone
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012512 Sarcoma, Ewing A malignant tumor of the bone which always arises in the medullary tissue, occurring more often in cylindrical bones. The tumor occurs usually before the age of 20, about twice as frequently in males as in females. Ewing's Tumor,Sarcoma, Ewing's,Ewing Sarcoma,Ewing Tumor,Ewing's Sarcoma,Ewings Sarcoma,Ewings Tumor,Sarcoma, Ewings,Tumor, Ewing,Tumor, Ewing's
D012878 Skin Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the SKIN. Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm

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