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01-05-2008 | Case Report

Primary colonic congenital infantile fibrosarcoma presenting as meconium peritonitis

Authors: Saleem Islam, Oliver S. Soldes, Robert Ruiz, James D. Geiger

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 5/2008

Abstract

Congenital infantile fibrosarcoma is a rare soft tissue malignancy that occurs in both axial and extremity locations. We report a case of this tumor arising from the left colon in a newborn presenting with an intrauterine perforation and meconium peritonitis.

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Title: Primary colonic congenital infantile fibrosarcoma presenting as meconium peritonitis
Authors: Saleem Islam
Oliver S. Soldes
Robert Ruiz
James D. Geiger
Publication date: 01-05-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-008-2113-0

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