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Congenital fibrosarcoma of the bowel: Sonographic description of a rare case of neonatal intestinal obstruction
Author(s) -
Bruno Costanza,
Caliari Giuliana,
Zampieri Nicola,
Segala Diego,
PozziMucelli Roberto
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22117
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , bowel obstruction , thickening , fibrosarcoma , soft tissue , ultrasonography , ultrasound , radiology , pathology , chemistry , polymer science
A case of localization in the bowel of congenital fibrosarcoma (a rare soft‐tissue tumor usually occurring in the extremities) causing intestinal obstruction in a newborn girl is described. A focal thickening of the ileal wall with features mimicking intussusception was identified at sonography; the final diagnosis was achieved by means of molecular analysis after surgical removal of the mass. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 42 :363–366, 2014