Gerstner Saucedo Jochen, Pai Raghav, Kermanshah Arya, Mirzabeigi Yasamin, Aher Pritish
Diagnostic Radiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, USA.
Diagnostic Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA.
Cureus. 2025 Jun 10;17(6):e85681. doi: 10.7759/cureus.85681. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is an uncommon and aggressive bone tumor most commonly seen in children and adolescents. Chest wall involvement in adults is particularly rare. We report a 39-year-old woman with chest wall ES. She presented to the emergency department with unrelated symptoms, including flank pain and fever. A chest wall mass was incidentally identified on abdominal CT. Initial imaging had shown a well-circumscribed lesion that resembled a benign entity such as a lipoma or inclusion cyst, but over time, it progressively enlarged. Diagnosis was confirmed by imaging, histopathology, and molecular testing. Management included broad surgical excision and chemotherapy. Chest wall ES in adults is an atypical occurrence that may initially resemble benign diseases. This case highlights the importance of maintaining a broad differential diagnosis, especially for incidental or indolent-appearing soft tissue lesions, and demonstrates the diagnostic value of correlating evolving imaging findings with clinical judgment over time.
尤因肉瘤(ES)是一种罕见的侵袭性骨肿瘤,最常见于儿童和青少年。成人胸壁受累尤为罕见。我们报告一名39岁患有胸壁ES的女性。她因包括胁腹疼痛和发热等无关症状就诊于急诊科。腹部CT偶然发现一个胸壁肿块。最初的影像学检查显示一个边界清晰的病变,类似脂肪瘤或包涵囊肿等良性病变,但随着时间推移,它逐渐增大。通过影像学、组织病理学和分子检测确诊。治疗包括广泛的手术切除和化疗。成人胸壁ES是一种非典型情况,最初可能类似良性疾病。该病例强调了保持广泛鉴别诊断的重要性,特别是对于偶然出现或表现为惰性的软组织病变,并展示了随着时间推移将不断演变的影像学表现与临床判断相关联的诊断价值。