1/3. Rabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tree.Rabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tree is one of the rare causes of biliary tract obstruction in childhood. Nevertheless it is the most common cause of obstructive jaundice due to neoplastic biliary obstruction. We present a two-year-old child with obstructive jaundice secondary to an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tree. She underwent surgery and, after total excision of the mass, a hepaticojejunostomy and Roux-en-Y anastomosis were performed. She was referred to the Pediatric Oncology Group for follow-up. rhabdomyosarcoma of the bilary tree, although rare, must be considered in the etiology of obstructive jaundice in children.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = tree (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Two different manifestations of botryoid sarcoma (embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma) of the biliary tree.A 16-month-old girl and a 5-year-old boy with botryoid sarcoma of the biliary tree are presented. The girl's tumor infiltrated the liver, whereas the boy's tumor was confined to the extrahepatic biliary tree. Computed tomography not only enabled the evaluation of the tumor-surrounding structures, but also indicated the tumorous nature of the lesion following intravenous administration of a contrast agent. In cholangiograms, the exact extension of the intraluminal tumors could be differentiated by the typical bizarre filling defects.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.85714285714286keywords = tree (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Hepatobiliary rhabdomyosarcoma in children: diagnostic radiology.rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) occurs infrequently in the liver and biliary tree. Although the radiological diagnosis may be simple when the tumour involves the extrahepatic bile ducts, no specific imaging features are known for hepatic RMS. We present four cases and discuss the role of diagnostic radiology in the management of this tumour.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14285714285714keywords = tree (Clic here for more details about this article) |