Intradural Extramedullary Ewing's Sarcoma Recurrence with Acute Clinical Presentation and Literature Review

Abstract

The intradural extramedullary space is an extremely unusual site for the onset of Ewing's sarcoma. We describe a case of recurrence of intradural extramedullary Ewing's sarcoma and review the literature available on this topic.

Keywords

Ewing sarcoma spine spinal cord medulla magnetic resonance imaging

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