title: Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the common bile duct.
abstract: A two-and half-year-old boy presented with a short history of fever, jaundice and abdominal distension. At laparotomy, a rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) arising from the common bile duct (CBD) was found. The tumor including the CBD was successfully excised and a Roux-en-Y hepaticodochojejunostomy was performed. Postoperatively, the child received chemotherapy and is doing well on one-year follow-up the recent literature on the subject is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India. alpanaprasad@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alpana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chadha
authors.forename: S Roy
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Choudhury
mesh_terms: D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome