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Primary cranial Ewing's sarcoma is a very rare malignant tumor. Primary temporal bone Ewing's sarcoma with intraorbital extension is also a very rare condition.
In this article we describe a case of primary Ewing's sarcoma of the temporal bone which extended into intracranial, extracranial and intraorbital compartments; manifesting with a swelling in the zygomatic fossa and proptosis of the right eye. The tumor was excised partially, and the patient underwent radiochemotherapy. The patient died 6 months after the therapy, with lung metastasis.
The case is discussed with the pertinent literature.
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Kuzeyli, K., Aktürk, F., Reis, A. et al. Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the temporal bone with intracranial, extracranial and intraorbital extension. Case report. Neurosurg. Rev. 20, 132–134 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01138198
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