Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumour

Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor

BACKGROUND The desmoplastic small round cell tumour is a rare and aggressive intra-abdominal neoplasia, with only 200 cases reported, and a higher incidence in men and predilection for the second decade of life. Histologically characterized by the presence of small nests of undifferentiated tumour cells, wrapped in fibrous desmoplastic stroma. CLINICAL CASE A 24 year old male started with abd...

Intra-Abdominal Desmoplastic Small Round-Cell Tumour: Respons,e to Multimodality Treatment

intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor in a 45-year-old man: a case report.

intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor is a rare entity with a few reports worldwide. this tumor commonly occurs in children and adolescent and occurrence in adult age group is very rare. here, we describe an adult male with symptoms of intestinal obstruction due to abdominal mass, located in splenic flexure. after resection, the diagnosis of intra-abdominal desmoplastic small roun...

Desmoplastic small round cell tumour: Cytological and immunocytochemical features

BACKGROUND: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare and highly aggressive neoplasm. The cytological diagnosis of these tumors can be difficult because they show morphological features quite similar to other small round blue cells tumors. We described four cases of DSRCT with cytological sampling: one obtained by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and three from serous effusions....

Intraabdominal Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour Mimicking Metastatic Adenocarcinoma

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com complaints of something moving in the abdomen for the past two months. On physical examination, there was a palpable lump in the right periumbilical area about 5 x 4 cm in size, which was non tender, mobile, firm in consistency and smooth margins. Rest of abdominal examination was normal. The routine haematological and biochemistry investigations we...