Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the ampulla of Vater in early childhood: report of a case and review of literature

M Thamara P R Perera; Patrick J McKiernan; Marie-Anne Brundler; David A Hobin; David A Mayer; Darius F Mirza; Khalid Sharif

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.113

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the ampulla of Vater in early childhood: report of a case and review of literature

M Thamara P R Perera, Patrick J McKiernan, Marie-Anne Brundler, David A Hobin, David A Mayer, Darius F Mirza, Khalid Sharif

Birmingham Medical School

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Abstract

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the ampullary region is a very rare childhood tumor (2 reported cases), and herein we describe a child presenting with obstructive jaundice at early age owing to such tumor in the ampullary region. Successful management with multidisciplinary approach is discussed with reference to the literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e9-e11
Journal	Journal of pediatric surgery
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.113
Publication status	Published - Feb 2009

Keywords

Ampulla of Vater
Common Bile Duct Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Infant
Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal

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