Soft tissue swelling in children: case report, differential diagnosis, and diagnostic delay

A general practitioner faces regularly soft tissue swelling in otherwise healthy children. Delay in diagnosis of soft tissue malignancies is often due to asymptomatic nature and the unfamiliarity with the age‐dependent differential diagnosis. Hence, an accurate knowledge is important to prevent impo...

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Autores principales: Schaefers, Jacqueline, Vervloessem, Dirk, De Roover, Dominique, De Praeter, Mania, van der Werff ten Bosch, Jutte, van den Akker, Machiel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929796/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27386119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.585
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Sumario:A general practitioner faces regularly soft tissue swelling in otherwise healthy children. Delay in diagnosis of soft tissue malignancies is often due to asymptomatic nature and the unfamiliarity with the age‐dependent differential diagnosis. Hence, an accurate knowledge is important to prevent important delay in diagnosis of potential malignancies.

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