Two different manifestations of botryoid sarcoma (embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma) of the biliary tree.
A 16-month-old girl and a 5-year-old boy with botryoid sarcoma of the biliary tree are presented. The girl's tumor infiltrated the liver, whereas the boy's tumor was confined to the extrahepatic biliary tree. Computed tomography not only enabled the evaluation of the tumor-surrounding structures, but also indicated the tumorous nature of the lesion following intravenous administration of a contrast agent. In cholangiograms, the exact extension of the intraluminal tumors could be differentiated by the typical bizarre filling defects.
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Abteilung Radiologische Diagnostik, Radiologische Universitätsklinik, Tübingen, FRG.
Brambs
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D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017734:Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002758:Cholangiography; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed