Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tree mimicking a choledochal cyst.
J Cancer Res Ther
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2007 Jan-Mar; 3(1): 40-2
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in English
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| ID: sea-111506
ABSTRACT
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) of biliary tree is a rare type of mesenchymal neoplasm diagnosed at surgery or by preoperative liver biopsy. We present a one year eight months old child who mimicked a choledochal cyst and was eventually treated with surgery, chemotherapy with IRS IV protocol and adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy to surgical bed with 6 MV photons to a dose of 5040 cGy in 28 fractions.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
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Choledochal Cyst
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Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Common Bile Duct Neoplasms
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Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Infant
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
Language:
English
Journal:
J Cancer Res Ther
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
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Therapeutics
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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