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. 2014;27(3):287-288.

Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor

Ragesh Babu Thandassery  1 , Mamoon Elbedawi  1 , Hind El-Malik  2 , Anil K John  1 , Issam A Al-Bozom  3 , Saad Rashid Al Kaabi  1
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Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor

Ragesh Babu Thandassery et al. Ann Gastroenterol. 2014.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen. Coronal CT contrast images (A, B) show massive ascites, diffuse soft tissue thickening of omental (star), and retroperitoneal and mesenteric lymphadenopathy (white arrow)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Immunohistopathological appearance of omental deposits. (A) Microscopic examination revealed undifferentiated small cell tumor dissecting between muscle bundles (Hematoxylin and Eosin × 400). (B) Immunohistochemical stain using antibody against Desmin shows characteritic perinuclear staining of the tumor cells (Desmin × 400)
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