Retroperitoneal teratoma presenting as an abscess in childhood

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Nguyen, Charles T ^a   Kratovil, Tonya ^b   Edwards, Mary J ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Retroperitoneum; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TERATOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36048945112     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.07.053     Document Type: Article

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