Late and Incorrect Diagnosis: British Teen’s Battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma

A British girl with a malignant tumor in her pelvis was discovered late due to an incorrect diagnosis at the hospital, causing regret around her.

According to the British media Daily Mail on the 31st of last month (local time), Olivia Munder (15) visited the hospital with pain in the lower part of her back. After an MRI scan, medical staff diagnosed him with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. It is a disease in which severe pain persists in one part of the body. It is much more painful than a traumatic injury, and it feels like a burning or stinging sensation.

Diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome, he underwent various treatments for about three months, but the pain increased over time. According to her family, Miss Munder was in so much pain that she had to scream.

The girl’s mother, Carol Rolfe, 52, claimed her daughter wasn’t getting proper treatment. I was advised to use ,” he said.

When the symptoms did not improve, he and his family questioned the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome and performed a new MRI scan. A retest showed he had Ewing’s sarcoma. A tumor the size of a tennis ball was found in the pelvis.

Due to the belated diagnosis, the range of metastasis was so wide that tumors even formed in the lungs, and the survival rate was low. Currently, she has stopped her treatment because there is no longer a cure for her cancer. It is said that her family of Mundo Yang is taking legal action against Ojin Hospital.

Ewing’s sarcoma is a malignant tumor of the bone that mainly appears in children and adolescents. Tumors occur in the femur (thigh bone between the pelvis and knee), ribs (bone that makes up the chest), pelvis, and bone marrow. Although the exact cause is unknown, Ewing’s sarcoma is most often caused by genetics. In cytogenetic testing, more than 80% of all patients are found to have an abnormality on chromosome 11.

The most common symptoms of Ewing’s sarcoma are fever and tenderness. Since this often occurs in teenagers, it is easy to suspect that the pain is caused by growing pains or exercise. If the pain persists for more than a month, it is good to have an accurate examination.

If there is no metastasis, Ewing’s sarcoma can be treated with chemotherapy or radiation. In this case, about 75% of all patients survive for a long time. If the tumor metastasis is severe, the survival rate is less than 30%. In particular, survival rates are low if tumors develop in the pelvis or if there is metastasis at the time of diagnosis.