[Undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver: a rare tumor of childhood].

Abstract

UNLABELLED:

Undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver is a rare primary tumor of childhood: only about 150 cases have been reported in the literature.

CASE-REPORT:

A 10 year-old girl was admitted because of diarrhea and weight loss. Sonography, then CT-scan and MRI showed a large tumor of the liver.

COMMENTS:

In the differential diagnosis of primary liver tumors in children, one should think about undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver, especially if imaging shows haemorrhagic foci and if sonography and CT/MRI display a discordant appearance. Survival has improved in the last decade due to agressive surgery and intensive chemotherapy.

• Authors: V Gonçalves-Matoso, R Renella, F Gudinchet, P Schnyder, M Beck-Popovic, D Lepori
• Journal: Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie (Arch Pediatr) Vol. 12 Issue 11 Pg. 1624-6 (Nov 2005) ISSN: 0929-693X [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Le sarcome indifférencié du foie: une tumeur rare chez l'enfant.
• PMID: 16198096 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antineoplastic Agents

Topics

• Antineoplastic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Child
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Diarrhea (etiology)
• Humans
• Liver Neoplasms (complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, pathology, surgery)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Prognosis
• Sarcoma (complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, pathology, surgery)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Weight Loss