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Case Report

Volume 11, Number 12, December 2020, pages 388-393


Local Lung Mass Masquerading a Very Aggressive Extraskeletal Ewing Sarcoma Presenting as Bilateral Paraparesis in a Young Adult

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Computed tomography (CT) thorax showing left lung mass with a left to right mediastinal shift.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) thoracic spine without contrast. Infiltration of the T2 vertebral body and pedicle by the known malignancy in the left lung and pleural space (arrow).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. (a) Sheets of small round blue cell tumor without necrosis. (b) Small round blue cells.

Table

Table 1. Admission Labs
 
LaboratoryResultNormal value
White blood cells21.07 × 103/µL4 - 10 × 103/µL
Hemoglobin13.2 g/dL11.2 - 15.7 g/dL
Platelets418 × 103/µL163 - 369 × 103/µL
Sodium143 mEq/L136 - 144 mEq/L
Potassium4.0 mEq/L3.5 - 5.1 mEq/L
Chloride103 mEq/L98 - 110 mEq/L
Bicarbonate26 mEq/L20 - 30 mEq/L
Blood urea nitrogen12 mg/dL7 - 23 mg/dL
Creatinine0.84 mg/dL0.57 - 1.11 mg/dL
Aspartate transaminase19 U/L5 - 42 U/L
Alanine transaminase35 U/L5 - 49 U/L
Alkaline phosphatase73 U/L35 - 141 U/L
Total bilirubin0.3 mg/dL0.1 - 1.2 mg/dL