Ewing's sarcoma

Varieties of malignant tumors exist quite a lot. Ewing's sarcoma is one of them. This oncology usually affects the bones and is considered one of the most aggressive. The earlier the sarcoma is recognized, the more likely it is that it is less problematic to cure it.

Causes and symptoms of Ewing's sarcoma

Ewing's sarcoma is a malignant tumor that affects mostly long tubular bones. The title of the "most aggressive" sarcoma was received due to the fact that at the time of diagnosis more than half of the patients in the body metastases were detected. Usually the primary source of the disease is in the bone, but in some cases the tumors first develop in soft tissues.

The exact cause of the appearance of Ewing's sarcoma was not determined for today. The only thing that is for certain known, most often the sarcoma develops after the transferred trauma (a fracture, a crack). Specialists identify several factors predisposing to the appearance of sarcoma Ewing:

1. Oncology is mainly diagnosed in young people under the age of 20 years.
2. The representatives of the stronger sex have more chances of earning Ewing's sarcoma.
3. With regard to race, the most common sarcoma is diagnosed in Caucasians.
4. A person with skeletal anomalies can also become a victim of sarcoma.
5. Sometimes Ewing's sarcoma disease appears in patients suffering from problems with the genitourinary system.

In some cases, a prerequisite for the development of sarcoma can be a benign tumor or poor heredity. And if in patients up to twenty mostly tubular bones suffer, then at the older age the sarcoma affects the skull, vertebrae, scapula, pelvis.

The diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma is characterized by the following symptoms:

1. The main distinguishing feature of the disease is pain. She is aching and bothers the patient constantly, regardless of physical exertion. Most pain is manifested at night. Even taking a comfortable position and relaxing, a person does not feel relief. In later stages of the disease, sarcoma-affected limbs may stop functioning.
2. Some patients suffer from fever.
3. Basically, all patients with Ewing's sarcoma feel weak, lose their appetite, and lose weight sharply.
4. Due to persistent pain, sleep is disturbed. The person becomes irritable and nervous.
5. Ewing's sarcoma of stage 4 may manifest as large tumors that are visible to the naked eye.
6. In case of damage to the bones of the chest, the patient may suffocate, expectorate blood.

Treatment of Ewing's sarcoma

Of course, you can treat Ewing's sarcoma only under the supervision of a professional. There are several basic methods of treating the disease:

1. Traditional chemotherapy is the most popular method of treatment. You need to be prepared for the fact that the course of treatment can last long enough (from several months to several years). In addition, patients with a negative prognosis of Ewing sarcoma are often prescribed very large doses of drugs, which, of course, can not pass without a trace to the body.
2. The surgical method is also popular. In the early stages of sarcoma can be removed from the bone tissue completely, which can not be done with neglected forms of the disease, when metastases spread across the body.
3. In some cases, radiation therapy is effective.

Very often, experts combine methods to achieve the most effective result.

Survival in Ewing sarcoma today is more than 70%. But this figure is relevant only if the patient receives a full and suitable treatment. And yet to prevent the disease is much easier - it is enough just to undergo a regular examination.