Tuberous sclerosis is an uncommon neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by hamartomatous growths with unpredictable progression. Diagnosing and managing neonatal tuberous sclerosis can be challenging. We report a rare case of a 30-day-old male born out of a non-consanguineous marriage who presented with poor suckling and persistent abnormal body movement, required prolonged intensive care, and was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis with multisystem involvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Ewing sarcoma is the second most common malignant bone tumour in children. It rarely originates from extraskeletal soft tissue sites such as the upper thigh, buttocks, upper arm and shoulder. Primary extraosseous Ewing sarcoma located in the pelvic region is rare.
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December 2022
Unlabelled: Extragonadal germ cell tumours are rare; to the best of our knowledge, a location in the soft tissue of the right scapular region has never been previously reported in the literature. We report a case of a 9-years-old girl who presented with swelling over the right scapular region, treated by a combination of surgery and cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Immunohistochemistry and serum tumour markers concluded it to be an extragonadal mixed germ cell tumour.
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