A unique case of rhabdoid tumor presenting as hemoperitoneum in an infant

Yogangi Malhotra; Tamara N Fitzgerald; Paul T Jubinsky; Holly Harper; Cicero T Silva; Eduardo Zambrano; Karen A Diefenbach; R Lawrence Moss; Vineet Bhandari

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.08.051

A unique case of rhabdoid tumor presenting as hemoperitoneum in an infant

J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jan;46(1):247-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.08.051.

Authors

Yogangi Malhotra¹, Tamara N Fitzgerald, Paul T Jubinsky, Holly Harper, Cicero T Silva, Eduardo Zambrano, Karen A Diefenbach, R Lawrence Moss, Vineet Bhandari

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Section of Perinatal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8064, USA.

PMID: 21238679
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.08.051

Abstract

We report the first pediatric case of an extrarenal, noncentral nervous system, diffusely metastatic, gastrointestinal rhabdoid tumor in a 106-day-old, previous 25-week preterm infant. The unusual clinical presentation, the diagnosis, and biology of this tumor as well as the etiology of hemoperitoneum in neonates and infants are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Female
Hemoperitoneum / diagnosis*
Hemoperitoneum / etiology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Intestine, Small
Male
Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology
Pregnancy
Rhabdoid Tumor / diagnosis*
Rhabdoid Tumor / pathology