Pain abdomen in a child - An uncommon cause
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https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2016.v03.i04.021Keywords:
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor, Diagnosis, Outcomes, PancreasAbstract
Diagnosis, identification of underlying etiology and management of pain abdomen, remains difficult. Tumors presenting as abdominal pain are rare in children. We report a case of 11-year old boy presenting with pain abdomen. On examination, he had a lump in left hypochondrium. Gastrointestinal tumors constitute about 12% of abdominal masses, 2% of which are pancreatic tumors. He underwent laparotomy was diagnosed as desmoplastic small round cell tumor in the pancreas. This report presents an uncommon cause of a common pediatric problem.
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2016-12-25
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Pain abdomen in a child - An uncommon cause. (2016). Indian Journal of Child Health, 3(4), 351-352. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2016.v03.i04.021