Ewing's sarcoma

Ewing's sarcoma

(ˈjuːɪŋz)

n

(Pathology) a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people. Also called: peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour

[C20: named after James Ewing (1866–1943), US pathologist who first described it]

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Ew′ing's sarco′ma

(ˈyu ɪŋz)
n.

a malignant stem-cell bone tumor, usually occurring in the leg or pelvis of children and young adults, characterized by pain, fever, and swelling.

[after James Ewing (1866–1943), U.S. pathologist, who described it]

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Ewing's sarcoma - malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones) endothelial myeloma, Ewing's tumor, Ewing's tumour sarcoma - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer

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