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Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
ISSN: 0973-1482
EISSN: 0973-1482
Vol. 3, No. 1, 2007, pp. 40-42
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Bioline Code: cr07010
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2007, pp. 40-42
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Brief Communications - Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tree mimicking a choledochal cyst
Nemade Bhushan, Talapatra Kaustav, Shet Tanuja, Banavali Shripad, Muckaden Mary Ann, Laskar Siddhartha
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 5040cGy in 28 fractions.
Keywords
Choledochal cyst, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
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