Concomitant Ewing sarcoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a 5-year-old girl

Masjosthusmann K, Bielack SS, Kohler G, Florax A, Schiborr M, Bruch J, Reinhardt D, Kuhn N, Paulussen M, Jurgens H

Research article (journal)

Abstract

Malignancies from the Ewing family of tumors and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are not known to be associated with each other. A 5-year-old girl was incidentally found to suffer from acute lymphoblastic leukemia during bone marrow staging for Ewing sarcoma of the radius. The simultaneous presence of two distinct neoplasms was confirmed by RT-PCR, with EWS/FLI1 type 1 rearrangement in the bone tumor and TEL/AML1 rearrangement in the marrow. She was treated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery and was in remission of both diseases 31 months after diagnosis.

Details about the publication

JournalPediatric Blood and Cancer
Volume45
Issue6
Page range846-849
StatusPublished
Release year2005 (30/11/2005)
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
DOI10.1002/pbc.20265
Keywordsacute lymphoblastic leukemia Ewing sarcoma secondary neoplasms translocation round-cell tumors 2nd malignancies secondary chemotherapy expression lymphoma children

Authors from the University of Münster

Masjosthusmann, Katja
University Children's Hospital - Department for General Paediatrics