A huge Ewing's sarcoma of the rib presenting with superior vena cava syndrome and dysphagia

Dan Lin; Xiaomu Zhu; Long Tian; Changlong Qin; Jingsi Dong; Qinghua Zhou

doi:10.1111/1759-7714.14430

A huge Ewing's sarcoma of the rib presenting with superior vena cava syndrome and dysphagia

Thorac Cancer. 2022 Jun;13(11):1726-1730. doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.14430. Epub 2022 Apr 21.

Authors

Dan Lin¹, Xiaomu Zhu², Long Tian¹, Changlong Qin¹, Jingsi Dong¹, Qinghua Zhou¹

Affiliations

¹ Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
² Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Abstract

A 24-year-old male patient was admitted to our center complaining of dizziness (superior vena cava syndrome [SVCS]), dysphagia and pain in the right chest wall. At the initial diagnosis, the patient had been found to have an irregular shaped 35 × 30 × 27 cm mass in the right side of his chest. On November 12, 2019, this patient received surgery in our center. The right sixth rib and the tumor were completely removed (R0), while preserving all the lung tissue and other organs in the chest. The patient recovered well after surgery, and his right lung was fully expanded.

Keywords: Ewing's sarcoma of the rib; dysphagia; superior vena cava syndrome; surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Deglutition Disorders* / etiology
Humans
Male
Ribs / pathology
Ribs / surgery
Sarcoma, Ewing* / complications
Sarcoma, Ewing* / diagnosis
Sarcoma, Ewing* / surgery
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome* / diagnosis
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome* / etiology
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome* / surgery
Young Adult