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A 53-year-old man with extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the parapharyngeal space showed poor response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, dying 6 months after initial presentation.
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This is the first reported case of Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma occurring in the parapharyngeal space, which showed poor response to chemoradiotherapy.
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Parapharyngeal extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma may portend poor chemoradiation response; first case leaves site-specific management open.
Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (EES) is rarely found in the head and neck region. We report here a case of EES of the parapharyngeal space in a 53-year-old man who presented with blurred vision, dysphagia, hoarseness and right facial numbness. CT examination showed a large, seemingly well-defined soft tissue mass in the right parapharyngeal space with skull base destruction and intracranial extension. The patient showed poor response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy and died 6 months after initial presentation. A review of the literature revealed no previous reports of EES occurring in the parapharyngeal space.
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Ng et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the parapharyngeal space (n=1). Chemotherapy and radiotherapy was evaluated. A 53-year-old man with extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the parapharyngeal space showed poor response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, dying 6 months after initial presentation.
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