Avicenna Journal of Medicine (Apr 2014)

A concurrent episode of two neoplasms in a toddler-age child

  • Muaz A Alrazzak,
  • Jenny ZablahAlabi,
  • Baraa Alrazzak,
  • Guillermo De Angulo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2231-0770.130347
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 04, no. 02
pp. 48 – 50

Abstract

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Childhood neoplasms are relatively rare and represent only about 1- 2% of the total incidence of neoplasms in United States. Concurrent episode of childhood cancer is uncommon and usually related to a cancer genetic syndrome. Li Fraumeni Syndrome refers to an autosomal dominant condition that is manifested by the development of certain cancers in early childhood and an increased lifetime risk for developing multiple primary cancers including sarcoma, breast cancer, leukemia, bone cancer, and others. We report a case of a 21-month-old girl who was found to have orbital embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma and adrenocortical tumor concurrently.

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