Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1971;53:345-348.
© 1971 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Ewing's Sarcoma of the Hand
HAROLOD M. DICK M.D1,
KENNETH C. FRANCIS M.D.2, and
AUSTIN D. JOHNSTON M.D.3
1 The Presbyterian Hospital, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10032
2 New York University College of Medicine, 215 East 68th Street, New York, N. Y. 10021
3 Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, N. Y. 10032
The purpose of this paper is to document two unusual cases of Ewing's sarcoma of the hand. The clinical picture was one that did not include fever, leukocytosis, increased sedimentation rate, or cortical sclerosis. The roentgen appearance was
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distinctly different from that of classic Ewing's tumor in the larger long bones. Both patients were treated by adequate resection of the tumor and are tumor-free two and three years, respectively, after surgery.