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Presacral medulloepithelioma with peritoneal carcinomatosis in an 11-year-old boy: An extremely rare association

Medulloepithelioma is a rare and highly malignant tumor of infancy and early childhood, and classified as a primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Considering that most cases occur in the central nervous system, development in atypical sites associated with secondary comorbidities, such as peritoneal carc...

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Autores principales: Mendonça, Gabriel Soares, Artiles, Camilla Burla, Malheiros, Glícia Campanharo, Amorim, Viviane Brandão
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7960498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33747332
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.12.060
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Sumario:Medulloepithelioma is a rare and highly malignant tumor of infancy and early childhood, and classified as a primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Considering that most cases occur in the central nervous system, development in atypical sites associated with secondary comorbidities, such as peritoneal carcinomatosis, becomes an extremely rare association due to its high morbimortality. This study reports a rare case of peripheral medulloepithelioma with peritoneal carcinomatosis in an 11-year-old boy, with a 4-year history of intestinal constipation alternated with fecal incontinence, taken to the emergency room due to increasing abdominal pain and urinary retention. This report aims to contribute to a better understanding of this rare pathology, as well as assist in the establishment of early diagnosis and treatment.