RARE-25. Primary Intracranial Ewing Sarcoma in a Child: Case Report

Abstract

Ewing sarcoma is a rare childhood tumor which accounts for 3% of all pediatric malignancies. More so, primary intracranial involvement with meningeal attachment is even rarer, accounting for only 1% of all Ewing sarcoma. We report a case of a 5-year-old boy who presented with headache, vomiting, and left-sided weakness that rapidly progressed over a period of three months. Cranial MRI showed a 7.1 x 6.7 x 8.6 cm multilobulated, heterogeneously enhancing, mixed solid and cystic extra-axial tumor compressing the frontoparietal lobe and causing significant midline shift. It was attached to the falx and infiltrated the middle third of the superior sagittal sinus. We performed a large right frontoparietal craniotomy to excise the tumor. Because of massive bleeding from the tumor, only a subtotal resection was possible. The bone flap was left out. The patient was discharged fully awake but with right hemiplegia on the fourteenth post-op day. Histopathologic examination revealed a spindle cell neoplasm that exhibited diffuse membranous staining for CD99. Fluorescence in-situ hybridization confirmed EWSR1 gene rearrangement, consistent with Ewing sarcoma. Three months after his surgery, the patient subsequently received 56 Gy of radiation therapy. At twelve months post-op, he remains fully awake and is back in school. He has residual left hemiparesis, but with antigravity movement. A multidisciplinary team involving Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pathology, Radiation Oncology, and Rehabilitation Medicine is essential for patients with rare central nervous system tumors, to maximize effective treatment strategies despite limited resources.