| Literature DB >> 27322711 |
T L Suma1, Subramaniam Ramanathan, M Padma, L Appaji, M N Suma.
Abstract
Tumors arising from urachus in children are exceedingly rare and sporadically reported in literature. Being a midline structure, the urachus may harbor neoplastic germ cell elements and can occasionally present as a case of acute abdomen. A 20-month-old toddler presented with spontaneous rupture of an urachal yolk sac tumor causing hemoperitoneum. He underwent resection, received platinum-based chemotherapy and presently remains well on follow-up. Despite its rarity, urachal germ cell tumors must be considered in a child with acute abdomen and tumor markers must be measured preemptively in such cases.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 27322711 DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000615
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ISSN: 1077-4114 Impact factor: 1.289