Department of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco
Case Series
Rhabdoid Tumors in Children: About a Moroccan Pediatric Population
Author(s): Hajar Bettach*, Meriam Haloua, Nizar El Bouardi, Badr Alami, Moulay Youssef Alaoui Lamrani, Mustapha Maâroufi and Meryem Boubbou
Background: Rhabdoid tumor (RT) is a rare, highly malignant tumor that occurs primarily in the central nervous system (CNS), also known as
atypical Rhabdoid/teratoid tumor (AT/RT), kidney (malignant Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney) or soft tissue (malignant extra-renal Rhabdoid tumor
extra-cerebral). Infants, usually in their first year of life, may also have a dual location of primary RT, consistent with a genetic predisposition to
cancer.
Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of a series of RT collected at the Mother and Child Radiology Department of the Hassan
II hospital in Fez during a period of 7 years (janvier 2016 to December 2021). Epidemiological, clinical radiological, pathological and therapeutic
results were analyzed by Excel.
Results: RT represents a frequency of 1.16 new c.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/1948-5956.2023.15.571
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