2020•Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationOpen access

An unusual presentation of Ewing sarcoma mimicking Guillain–Barré syndrome in a 17-year-old male

Ozgur Deniz Sadioglu, Özgür Söğüt, Baris Agca

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Abstract The management of a patient admitted to the emergency department with symptoms of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), including paraplegia, who was subsequently diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma (ES) and spinal cord compression using MRI is discussed here. Pathological report confirmed the diagnosis of ES. The patient underwent immediate neurosurgery due to rapid progression of paraplegia. Keywords: Ewing sarcoma, Paraplegia, Guillain–Barré syndrome, Spinal cord compression

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Key concepts: Medicine, Paraplegia, Spinal cord compression, Sarcoma, Presentation (obstetrics), Guillain-Barre syndrome, Neurosurgery, Spinal cord