Primary colonic congenital infantile fibrosarcoma presenting as meconium peritonitis

Authors

Saleem Islam, CS Mott Children’s Hospital, United StatesFollow
Oliver S. Soldes, CS Mott Children’s Hospital, United States
Robert Ruiz, CS Mott Children’s Hospital, United States
James D. Geiger, CS Mott Children’s Hospital, United States

Document Type

Case Report

Department

Paediatric Surgery

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.

Comments

This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Pediatric Surgery International

Recommended Citation

Islam, S., Soldes, O. S., Ruiz, R., Geiger, J. D. (2008). Primary colonic congenital infantile fibrosarcoma presenting as meconium peritonitis. Pediatric Surgery International, 24(5), 621-623.
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