Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract in a child: a case report
Pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract (BRMS) is extremely rare. Here, we present a case of a 2-year-old child who was initially misdiagnosed with choledocholithiasis upon admission. The diagnosis was later confirmed as BRMS through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The...
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| author | Tang Ran Chen Gong Dong Rui Zheng Shan |
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| description | Pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract (BRMS) is extremely rare. Here, we present a case of a 2-year-old child who was initially misdiagnosed with choledocholithiasis upon admission. The diagnosis was later confirmed as BRMS through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The patient was cured through surgery followed by chemotherapy. Due to the lack of specific early symptoms and the challenges in imaging differentiation, particularly in pediatric patients, clinical awareness of this condition needs to be heightened. Our findings indicate that ERCP is currently the optimal diagnostic tool for this disease, and a combination of surgery and chemotherapy can yield better therapeutic outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e19334fbf9024a62b9e98d4f69051ebf2025-08-20T00:10:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602024-08-011210.3389/fped.2024.14364461436446Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract in a child: a case reportTang Ran0Chen Gong1Dong Rui2Zheng Shan3Department of Pediatric Surgery, Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital, Hefei, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaPediatric rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract (BRMS) is extremely rare. Here, we present a case of a 2-year-old child who was initially misdiagnosed with choledocholithiasis upon admission. The diagnosis was later confirmed as BRMS through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The patient was cured through surgery followed by chemotherapy. Due to the lack of specific early symptoms and the challenges in imaging differentiation, particularly in pediatric patients, clinical awareness of this condition needs to be heightened. Our findings indicate that ERCP is currently the optimal diagnostic tool for this disease, and a combination of surgery and chemotherapy can yield better therapeutic outcomes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1436446/fullrhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tractpediatricERCPsurgerychemotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Tang Ran Chen Gong Dong Rui Zheng Shan Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract in a child: a case report rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract pediatric ERCP surgery chemotherapy |
| title | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract in a child: a case report |
| title_full | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract in a child: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract in a child: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract in a child: a case report |
| title_short | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract in a child: a case report |
| title_sort | rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract in a child a case report |
| topic | rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tract pediatric ERCP surgery chemotherapy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1436446/full |
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