Ewing's tumor, a malignant bone tumor. It is also known as Ewing's tumor. Ewing's sarcoma most commonly affects children and adolescents. Named for its discoverer. Ewing's sarcoma is seen in children between four and fifteen years of age. Occurs more frequently in men than in women. Unfortunately, the prognosis for cure Ewing's sarcoma are not the best. The factors are poorly rokującymi male gender, anemia, and use only local radiotherapy. Symptoms of Ewing's sarcoma are pain in the limbs when the tumor is located in the pelvis.
When Ewing's sarcoma occurs in the spine when there are symptoms related to compression of the spinal canal. Other symptoms include fever or elevated ESR. Is best achieved by surgery, ie removal of the tumor and chemotherapy. Chemotherapy involves fourteen cycles. Ewing's sarcoma is encountered most often in Caucasians than in the Far East race or African American. Rarely occurs in people over the age of thirty. There has been even one case of disease. Most new cases are found in the United States.
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