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Comment
. 2020 Sep;67(9):e28512.
doi: 10.1002/pbc.28512. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

COVID-19 pandemic: A challenge to a child with cancer

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COVID-19 pandemic: A challenge to a child with cancer

R B Nerli et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
A, Subcutaneous swelling in the left subcostal region measuring 1.5 cm in maximum diameter. B, Ultrasonography showing a hypoechoic lesion. C, MGG stain showing sheets of neoplastic small round cells having high nuclear/cytoplasm (N:C) ratio with hyperchromatic nuclei and scant to moderate cytoplasm (400×). D, Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain showing a well‐capsulated lesion with adjoining adipose tissue; the capsulated lesion shows neoplastic cells suggestive of recurrence of Wilms tumour (biphasic variant, 40×)

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