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Kunwald M, Straszek CL, Bjarkam CR, Ettrup MS, Skajaa T, Thomsen JL, Thusgaard M, Steiness MZ. Intradural Extramedullary Ewing Sarcoma in an Adolescent Female. Adolesc Health Med Ther 2022; 13:39-43. [PMID: 35210896 PMCID: PMC8859542 DOI: 10.2147/ahmt.s349975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
A 15-year-old female experiencing lumbar pain without prior trauma. Despite being prescribed strong analgesics by her family physician, the symptoms intensified, and she was referred to diagnostic imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intradural extramedullary tumor in the spinal canal, located behind the L3 corpora. The patient underwent neurosurgery with a complete resection of the tumor. The histopathologic examination revealed Ewing sarcoma by identifying EWSR1 gene in the extracted tissue. The patient was subsequently referred for extensive specialized oncological treatment including photon irradiation therapy and chemotherapy. Thirty-six months on from the initial diagnosis, the patient is doing well and suffers no sequelae apart from hypogonadism.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mikkel Kunwald
- Department of Neurosurgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Correspondence: Mikkel Kunwald, Department of Neurosurgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-22, Aalborg, 9000, Denmark, Tel +45 97662400, Email
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- Center for General Practice, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark, Aalborg, Denmark
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- The Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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St-Martin G, Thusgaard M, Simonsen HM, Højbjerg T. [Gastrointestinal symptoms predominant in refugee children with malaria]. Ugeskr Laeger 2009; 171:2747-2748. [PMID: 19758500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We present three cases of malaria in refugee children newly arrived from Sub-saharan Africa. Only one of the three children had fever and all had high parasite loads (2,5-14% parasitemia). Malaria is an important differential diagnosis in refugees from endemic areas, regardless of whether they present with fever.
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Thusgaard M, Christensen JH, Mørn B, Andersen TS, Vige R, Arildsen H, Schmidt EB, Nielsen H. Anti-inflammatory effect of Omacor during combination antiretroviral therapy: a 12-weeks randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Int AIDS Soc 2008. [DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-11-s1-p90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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