Pancreatic desmoid tumor in a 4-year-old male with hemihypertrophy

We report the first case of a pancreatic desmoid tumor detected during follow-up for hemihypertrophy in a 4-year-old boy. Hemihypertrophy is a rare disorder in which one side of the body grows more than the other, causing asymmetry, and well-known complications include embryonal tumors. However, the...

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Main Authors: Ken Saida, Osamu Miyazaki, Kentaro Matsuoka, Toshihiko Watanabe, Akihiro Fujino, Shunsuke Nosaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615000871