Does negative retroperitoneal CT in adolescents with paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma preclude the need of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection?

ABSTRACT We report on a 16-year-old male with paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection due to a stage I tumor (normal retroperitoneal computed tomoghaphy). The surgical finding was three enlarged nodes, positive for metastatic disease. Patient was referred...

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Main Authors: Eulalio Damazio, Eliana Caran, Valdemar Ortiz, Antonio Macedo Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082011000400527&lng=en&tlng=en