Intestinal leiomyosarcoma in childhood
โ Scribed by W. Y. Lau; C. W. Chan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 944 KB
- Volume
- 144
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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โฆ Synopsis
A 4-month-old boy with leiomyosarcoma of the ileum presented to us with complete intestinal obstruction. Small gut resection was done. The child was well 9 months after surgery with no evidence of a recurrence.
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