Adamantinoma-like Variant of Ewing Sarcoma in the Metatarsal Bone After Chemotherapy: Report of a Case Successfully Treated with Pedicled Osteocutaneous Fibular Transfer

Int J Surg Pathol. 2021 Oct;29(7):798-803. doi: 10.1177/10668969211001449. Epub 2021 Mar 11.

Abstract

Adamantinoma-like Ewing sarcoma is a rare variant of Ewing sarcoma with histologic and immunohistochemical evidence of squamous differentiation. This variant most commonly occurs in the head and neck region with a few cases reported in the long bones of the limbs. It may be associated with poorer clinical outcome and could pose a diagnostic challenge, particularly if it occurs in older patients or as a metastatic lesion. We present a case of Ewing sarcoma in the metatarsal of an 11-year-old boy that manifested adamantinoma-like morphology after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has been reported to induce neuronal maturation and rhabdoid morphology in cases of Ewing sarcoma, but no reports of treatment-induced squamous differentiation with P40/P63 expression have been demonstrated. This is also the first documented case treated with a pedicled osteocutaneous fibular transfer in a metatarsal malignancy, which is usually treated by either ray or below-knee amputation.

Keywords: Ewing sarcoma; P40; P63; adamantinoma-like Ewing sarcoma; neoadjuvant; osteocutaneous fibular transfer; squamous differentiation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adamantinoma / chemically induced
  • Adamantinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adamantinoma / pathology
  • Adamantinoma / surgery
  • Bone Neoplasms / chemically induced
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / therapy
  • Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant / adverse effects
  • Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant / methods
  • Child
  • Fibula / transplantation
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Metatarsal Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Metatarsal Bones / pathology*
  • Metatarsal Bones / surgery
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy / methods
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / pathology
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / therapy
  • Surgical Flaps / transplantation
  • Treatment Outcome