Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in primary liver rhabdomyosarcoma

Pediatr Radiol. 2004 Mar;34(3):250-2. doi: 10.1007/s00247-003-1000-z. Epub 2003 Nov 4.

Abstract

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is a well-documented paraneoplastic phenomenon in adults. It is a rare, but important finding in children with malignant disease as it can indicate prognosis. We present a case of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy associated with primary liver rhabdomyosarcoma in a 14-year-old boy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / complications*
  • Male
  • Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / diagnosis*
  • Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / etiology
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / complications*