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Presacral medulloepithelioma with peritoneal carcinomatosis in an 11-year-old boy: An extremely rare association
- Source :
- Radiology Case Reports, Vol 16, Iss 5, Pp 1153-1157 (2021), Radiology Case Reports
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- Medulloepithelioma is a rare and highly malignant tumor of infancy and early childhood, and classified as a primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Considering that most cases occur in the central nervous system, development in atypical sites associated with secondary comorbidities, such as peritoneal carcinomatosis, becomes an extremely rare association due to its high morbimortality. This study reports a rare case of peripheral medulloepithelioma with peritoneal carcinomatosis in an 11-year-old boy, with a 4-year history of intestinal constipation alternated with fecal incontinence, taken to the emergency room due to increasing abdominal pain and urinary retention. This report aims to contribute to a better understanding of this rare pathology, as well as assist in the establishment of early diagnosis and treatment.
- Subjects :
- lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain
Constipation
lcsh:R895-920
Case Report
Presacral medulloepithelioma
Medulloepithelioma
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
Magnetic resonance imaging
0302 clinical medicine
Rare case
Medicine
Fecal incontinence
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Child
Computed tomography
business.industry
Urinary retention
medicine.disease
Peritoneal carcinomatosis
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19300433
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Radiology Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7ba046d5ca7a1d8ab1bfe6eb2bb2ec19
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.12.060