Inflammatory pseudotumor of the retroperitoneum in a child.
Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare, benign lesion of various organs and tissues that occurs in children and young adults. A case is reported in a 12-year-old boy in a retroperitoneal location with involvement of the left ureter and a thrombosis of left iliac vein. He underwent surgical resection. A local recurrence 6 months later was surgically cured.
Gignoux
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Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Chirurgie Pédiatrique, Place d'Arsonval, F-69437 Lyon Cédex 03, France.
Chappuis
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Carlioz
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D002648:Child; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000601:surgery