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Ewing's sarcoma

American  

noun

Pathology.

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

Ewing's sarcoma British  
/ ˈjuːIŋz /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Ewing's sarcoma

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

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