Annals of Oncology 14:1167-1168, 2003
© 2003 European Society for Medical Oncology
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ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of Ewings sarcoma of bone
The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Montebello, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oslo, Norway
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| Incidence |
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The incidence rate is
0.1 cases/100 000/year. It occurs mainly in childhood and adolescence with a median age of 14 years and 90% of patients are <20 years. Fifty per cent of patients have extremity and 20% have pelvic tumours. The mortality is
0.05/cases/100 000/year.
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Patients with radiological findings suggesting a bone sarcoma should be referred without prior biopsy to a centre with particular bone sarcoma experience. Ewings
| Staging and risk assessment |
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| Treatment plan |
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Localised disease
Metastatic and recurrent disease
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| Literature |
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