Case Report Roundup: Epithelioid sarcoma
Distal-type epitheloid sarcoma mimicking a wart in a child: A diagnosis not to be missed.
This case report highlights the case of a 12-year-old boy with a distal-type epithelioid sarcoma of the hand and the difficulties in diagnosing this soft-tissue tumor which is often misdiagnosed as a benign lesion.
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Vulvar epithelioid sarcoma: A case report with literature review
To date, there have only been 37 cases of vulvar epithelioid sarcoma reported in English literature. This report focuses on 3 of these cases where wide excisions of the mass were performed.
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An extremely rare epithelioid sarcoma arising from the infratemporal fossa: a case report and literature review
A 33-year-old man presented with a slowly growing, painless mass in his left cheek. Although a CT scan suggested a benign lesion, a malignant tumor could not be excluded completely and histologic findings were compatible with epithelioid sarcoma.
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Epithelioid sarcoma of the external auditory canal: An uncommon tumor at an unusual site and a brief overview of the literature
A 41-year-old pregnant female presented with epithelioid sarcoma arising in the left external auditory canal. The authors stress that awareness that these tumors can appear in unusual sites is important to limit misdiagnosis.
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