Imaging Sci Dent.  2021 Jun;51(2):217-222. 10.5624/isd.20200318.

A rare case of Ewing sarcoma metastasis to the oral cavity

• Schulz RE
• Lima MHAd
• Lopes RN
• Lopes Pinto CA
• Nicolau UR
• Araujo JP

• KMID: 2527063
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5624/isd.20200318

Abstract

Ewing sarcoma in the head and neck is rare, and metastasis from other bones to the mandible accounts for 0.7% of cases. This report presents a case of oral metastasis in a 24-year-old male patient diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma of the femur (p53 gene mutation and EWSR1-ERG fusion). The chief complaint was numbness in the mandible and pain for 1 month and a hardened, ulcerated exophytic lesion in the right retromolar region. Imaging exams revealed an unspecified thinning of the cortical bone of the inferior alveolar canal in the right mandibular ramus, associated with erosion of the alveolar bone. Histopathological analysis confirmed metastasis of Ewing sarcoma. The patient presented an aggressive disease progression and died 1 month after the oral diagnosis. It is important to recognize the signs and symptoms compatible with rare clinical outcomes, leading to an early diagnosis that can improve patients' quality of life and survival.

Keyword

Sarcoma; Ewing; Neoplasm Metastasis; Mandible; Hypesthesia