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Rhabdoid Tumor Mimicking Hemangioma
Author(s) -
Assen Yvette J.,
Madern Gerard C.,
de Laat Peter C.J.,
den Hollander Jan C.,
Oranje Arnold P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01248.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemangioma , infantile hemangioma , vascular tumor , pediatric oncology , presentation (obstetrics) , lesion , pathology , radiology , cancer
We report a young boy with a malignant tumor, which remained unrecognized for 8 months because it was assumed to be a hemangioma. The presentation of a rhabdoid tumor mimicking hemangioma is very rare. It was reported only on two earlier occasions. Rhabdoid tumors are one of the most aggressive types of malignancies encountered in pediatric oncology. It is important to recognize that a fast growing vascular lesion in a child will often be a hemangioma, but could also be an aggressive tumor.