Jasmine L Martin Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Medicine, Cancer, Medical Oncology, Targeted Therapy
Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Dr. Jasmine L Martin has been working as an Professor at Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States. Dr. Martin has specializes in hte subject on Medicine Cancer Medical Oncology Targeted Therapy
Case Report Open Access
Author(s): Jasmine L Martin*, Heather N Swedberg, Evita Henderson- Jackson, Kun Jiang, Damon R Reed and Warren Brenner (USA)
Ewing sarcoma, characterized by an 11:22 translocation, commonly occurs in bone and soft tissue sites. We present a patient with a history of both chest wall desmoid tumor and a subsequent adenosquamous pancreatic cancer treated with distal pancreatectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy, and radiation. Two years later the patient developed lymphadenopathy, which was biopsied and sent for the tissue of origin testing. Results revealed a sarcoma with 90% certainty, primitive neuroectodermal tumor subtype. The original pancreatic tumor was sent for next-generation sequencing, which revealed an EWSR1/FLI1 fusion as the sole genetic mutation suggestive of an underlying Ewing sarcoma. Additionally, the same fusion gene was detected on the supraclavicular lymph node biopsy.... view moreĀ»