Primary Ewing sarcoma of the lung diagnosed on cytology: Case report with review of literature

Diagn Cytopathol. 2020 Nov;48(11):1098-1101. doi: 10.1002/dc.24458. Epub 2020 May 5.

Abstract

Primary Ewing sarcoma (ES) of the lung is anecdotally rare, with few cases reported in literature. This report describes a 46 year-old man who presented with cough and chest pain. CT Thorax revealed a lesion in the right lung. Ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration of the mass and subsequent cytologic examination exhibited a small round cell morphology. Immunohistochemistry done on the cell block revealed CD 99 and FLI-1 positivity, confirming the diagnosis of ES. FISH supported the diagnosis, showing the EWSR1 rearrangement. Radiologic investigations ruled out a primary tumour elsewhere, confirming the diagnosis of primary pulmonary ES. The patient was started on chemotherapy.

Keywords: Ewing sarcoma; FISH; IHC; fine-needle aspiration cytology; lung.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • 12E7 Antigen / metabolism
  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
  • Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Proto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1 / metabolism
  • RNA-Binding Protein EWS / genetics
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / drug therapy
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / pathology*
  • Vincristine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • 12E7 Antigen
  • CD99 protein, human
  • EWSR1 protein, human
  • FLI1 protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1
  • RNA-Binding Protein EWS
  • Vincristine
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cyclophosphamide