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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Case reports2026

No Identifiable Primary, Only Metastases: Case Report of a Small Round Blue Cell Tumor Consistent With Ewing Sarcoma Presenting With Multisystem Spread in a Young Woman.

Simra Irfan, Ahmed Muneeb, Mallick Muhammad Zohaib Uddin, Muhammad Ahmed, Saba Akram, Abdullah Muhammad, Wasim Memon, Uffan Zafar

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8 authors.

Simra IrfanDepartment of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9277-4037
Ahmed MuneebMedical College, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5984-9460
Mallick Muhammad Zohaib UddinDepartment of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5120-6055
Muhammad AhmedDepartment of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
Saba AkramDepartment of Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, WA, USA.
Abdullah MuhammadMedical College, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
Wasim MemonDepartment of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
Uffan ZafarDepartment of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ewing sarcoma is the second most common malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents but remains rare and highly aggressive. We present the case of a 31-year-old woman with widespread metastatic disease suggestive of Ewing sarcoma, including lung, spinal, and brain involvement at presentation; however, no dominant primary lesion was identified despite extensive imaging. The patient's clinical course was complicated by neuropathic pain, seizures, and severe treatment-related infections. She was managed with multi-agent chemotherapy and supportive care but ultimately left against medical advice due to socioeconomic constraints. This case illustrates the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of Ewing sarcoma in low-resource settings and underscores the importance of early detection, molecular confirmation, and multidisciplinary management.

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bone cancerEwing sarcomalow - and middle - income countriesmetastasis

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PMID42238552
PMCPMC13227019

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