Ewing's sarcoma facts for kids

Ewing's sarcoma is a type of bone cancer. It is a rare type of bone cancer which is found mainly in children. It found in boys more often than girls. It is not usually found in people over 30 years old. It is named after James Ewing, the doctor who first described it in 1921.

People with Ewing's sarcoma usually feel pain, and may have a lump. They can get fevers and lose weight. In some cases the tumor can eat into the bone and cause it to fracture easily.

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  Distribution of Ewing sarcoma: The most frequent locations are the large long bones and the pelvis.

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  Micrograph of a metastatic Ewing sarcoma with the characteristic cytoplasmic clearing on H&E staining, which was showing to be PAS positive

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  Magnetic resonance imaging slice showing Ewing sarcoma of the left hip (white area shown right)

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In Spanish: Sarcoma de Ewing para niños