Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tree mimicking a choledochal cyst.

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.

• Authors: Bhushan Nemade, Kaustav Talapatra, Tanuja Shet, Shripad Banavali, Mary Ann Muckaden, Siddhartha Laskar
• Journal: Journal of cancer research and therapeutics (J Cancer Res Ther) 2007 Jan-Mar Vol. 3 Issue 1 Pg. 40-2 ISSN: 1998-4138 [Electronic] India
• PMID: 17998719 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures
• Choledochal Cyst (diagnosis)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Common Bile Duct Neoplasms (diagnosis, therapy)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Humans
• Infant
• Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
• Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal (diagnosis, therapy)