title: Rhabdomyosarcoma of the common bile duct: an unusual cause of obstructive jaundice in a child.
abstract: Biliary rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare malignancy of childhood. The radiological findings and clinical presentation of the tumor can mimic an entirely different pathology. The incidence of RMS has impeded the development of a standardized form of treatment. A four-year-old child with botryoid RMS in the common bile duct is reported herein to emphasize the role of surgery in the small-sized tumor and the role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the diagnosis and relief of biliary obstruction before total excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ikarnak@hacettepe.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Elif Altınay
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kırlı
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parlak
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oğuz
authors.forename: Beril
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Talim
authors.forename: Zuhal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Akçören
authors.forename: İbrahim
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Karnak
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods*; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance / Q000379:methods*; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis