TY - JOUR
T1 - Latent adrenal Ewing sarcoma family of tumors
T2 - A case report
AU - Yamamoto, Takuma
AU - Takasu, Kosho
AU - Emoto, Yuko
AU - Umehara, Takahiro
AU - Ikematsu, Kazuya
AU - Shikata, Nobuaki
AU - Iino, Morio
AU - Matoba, Ryoji
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (ESFT) is derived from the neural crest, which originates from basal embryo cells in the primitive neural tube. ESFT often arises at the bone, chest wall, and soft tissues of the thoracic region. However, ESFT that arises from the adrenal gland is much rarer and it is usually revealed by clinical symptoms. We report an autopsy case of suicidal hanging, in which adrenal ESFT was incidentally revealed. To our knowledge, this is the first case of latent ESFT arising from the adrenal gland. Autopsy can sometimes reveal latent disease. Some of these latent diseases are very rare and we would not be able to detect them without a complete autopsy. As forensic pathologists, we should attempt to perform a complete autopsy and report new discoveries for the development of medicine.
AB - Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (ESFT) is derived from the neural crest, which originates from basal embryo cells in the primitive neural tube. ESFT often arises at the bone, chest wall, and soft tissues of the thoracic region. However, ESFT that arises from the adrenal gland is much rarer and it is usually revealed by clinical symptoms. We report an autopsy case of suicidal hanging, in which adrenal ESFT was incidentally revealed. To our knowledge, this is the first case of latent ESFT arising from the adrenal gland. Autopsy can sometimes reveal latent disease. Some of these latent diseases are very rare and we would not be able to detect them without a complete autopsy. As forensic pathologists, we should attempt to perform a complete autopsy and report new discoveries for the development of medicine.
KW - Adrenal gland tumor
KW - Ewing sarcoma family of tumors
KW - Latent cancer
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U2 - 10.1016/j.legalmed.2012.08.008
DO - 10.1016/j.legalmed.2012.08.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 22981088
AN - SCOPUS:84873567214
SN - 1344-6223
VL - 15
SP - 96
EP - 98
JO - Legal Medicine
JF - Legal Medicine
IS - 2
ER -
