Clinicopathologic and survival study of patients with Ewing family of tumors: A retrospective-analytical study

Shokouh Taghipour Zahir, Maryam Mirzaei, Seyed Mohammadreza Mortazavizadeh, Farzan SafiDahaj, Koorosh Rahmani, Hamidreza Mohammadi, Sajad Sadeghinejad-Alamabadi

Abstract


With significant mortality among malignancies, Ewing's family of tumors stands out as one of the most malignant cancers in young patients. This study aims to investigate clinicopathological characteristics and the impact of demographic and treatment types on survival. This retrospective-analytical study was conducted using the census method at Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in Yazd. The study included all patients with Ewing's family of tumors referred to these hospitals from 2011 to 2018. Demographic and disease characteristics were collected from the registry and analyzed using SPSS v.17. Fifty patients were enrolled in the study, with a mean age of 19.14±15.92 years. The lower extremity (30%) and abdominopelvic (24%) were the most common sites of the primary tumor, respectively. The mean tumor size was 5.76 ± 3.92 cm, and metastasis occurred in 16% of patients. Among them, 42% underwent combination therapy (chemotherapy/radiotherapy/ surgery), and 40% underwent chemotherapy + surgery. The disease relapsed in 62% of patients, and the most common site of recurrence was the chest wall (38%). The mean overall survival was 87.82 ± 11.54 months. Tumor location was associated with overall survival. Gender, age group, tumor size, and treatment type did not affect overall survival (P> 0.05). The mean survival until disease recurrence was 57.74 ± 7.74 months. It was concluded that recurrence is common in Ewing sarcomas, with the chest wall being the most common site of recurrence. Overall survival is linked to tumor location.


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Ewing sarcoma, head and neck neoplasm, survival, primitive neuroectodermal tumor

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