Abdominal fibrosarcoma in an eight-month-old infant

We report a case of lnfantile Fibrosarcoma located in the retroperitoneum of an 8 month old child who presented with a rapidly growing abdominal mass. The interest of the case rests on the rarity of this tumor-, specially in this location.The place of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are discu...

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Authors: Benedetti, Juan Luis, Pittamiglio, Horacio, del Carmen Gutiérrez, Maria, Pérez Scremini, Alberto, Giguens, Washington, Lorenzo, Julio, Chavarría, Oscar
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1986
Country:Uruguay
Institution:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repository:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/3714
Online Access:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3714
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:fibrosarcoma
abdomen
infantil
infant
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Summary:We report a case of lnfantile Fibrosarcoma located in the retroperitoneum of an 8 month old child who presented with a rapidly growing abdominal mass. The interest of the case rests on the rarity of this tumor-, specially in this location.The place of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are discussed.