Intraabdominal Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour Mimicking Metastatic Adenocarcinoma
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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 were within normal limits.
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