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Ewing family of tumors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The Ewing family of tumors is a group of cancers[1] that includes Ewing tumor of bone (ETB or Ewing sarcoma of bone), extraosseous Ewing tumors (EOE tumors), primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET or peripheral neuroepithelioma), and Askin tumors (PNET of the chest wall). These tumors all come from the same type of stem cell. Also called EFTs.
References
References
- ↑ Iwamoto Y (February 2007). “Diagnosis and treatment of Ewing’s sarcoma”. Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 37 (2): 79–89. doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl142. PMID 17272319.
External links
External links
- Cancer.Net: Ewing Family of Tumors, Childhood
- Ewing family of tumors entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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