Primary pancreatic Ewing sarcoma with metastases on FDG PET/CT
Man Mohan Singh,
Shashwat Verma,
Lavish Kakkar
et al.
Abstract:Background
Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a highly aggressive malignant tumor most commonly affecting long bones. Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma (EES) is a malignant tumor with aggressive behavior carrying bad prognosis with pancreas being an extremely rare primary site. We present a case of histopathologically proven EES of the pancreas in a young female who presented with abdominal pain. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F FDG PET/CT) is a useful modality for detecting distant metast… Show more
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