Abstract
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor is a rare malignant tumor that has a poor prognosis. It affects predominantly young males. In the current report, a 14-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of abdominal distension, and abdominal pain. Imaging examination revealed a high prevalence of multiple intraperitoneal and liver parenchymal cystic and solid tumors. After an explorative surgery, the pathological findings confirmed the presentation of desmoplastic small round cell tumor. Diagnosis of desmoplastic small round cell tumor could easily have been overlooked since there was no specific evidence for this condition available in the clinical and imaging examinations. In the present study, ultrasound examination detected solid cystic masses, which suggested the presence of necrosis and hemorrhage. Immunohistochemistry and cytogenetic studies confirmed the diagnosis of desmoplastic small round cell tumor in this patient.
Highlights
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a highly malignant small round cell tumor
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* Correspondence: qdjzhao2013@163.com 2Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao 266003, China Full list of author information is available at the end of the article abdomen revealed multiple cystic-solid masses with regular shape and clear boundaries in the right liver and abdominal cavity with diameters of 12.1 cm to 4.9 cm
Summary
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a highly malignant small round cell tumor. The ethics committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, China approved this case study. Case presentation A 14-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of abdominal distension, and abdominal pain. A physical examination revealed an apparent abdominal mass and tenderness.
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