Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the occipital bone: A case report and review of the literature

Saad Moussa Elmi; Mohamed Mouhssani; Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame; Napoleão Imbunhe; Abad Cherif El Asri; Miloudi Gazzaz

doi:10.25259/SNI_435_2023

Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the occipital bone: A case report and review of the literature

Surg Neurol Int. 2023 Sep 1:14:309. doi: 10.25259/SNI_435_2023. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Saad Moussa Elmi¹, Mohamed Mouhssani¹, Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame¹, Napoleão Imbunhe¹, Abad Cherif El Asri¹, Miloudi Gazzaz¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Mohammed V Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V of Rabat, Morocco.

Abstract

Background: Primary Ewing's sarcoma (ES) arising from cranial bones is an extremely rare entity that accounts for only 1-4% of all ES cases.

Case description: A 21-year-old woman presented with ES of the skull affecting the occipital region. The patient underwent surgical excision following radiotherapy and chemotherapy. No recurrence or metastasis occurred over a 10-month follow-up.

Conclusion: ES reaches adolescents. The mainstay of treatment includes surgical removal of the tumor, followed by radio- and chemotherapy.

Keywords: Ewing sarcoma; Occipital bone; Skull.

Publication types

Case Reports