Search

  • HOME
  • Search
Case Report
Malignant Ectomesenchymoma in a Two-Month-Old Boy
Ji Young Hwang, Ji Hyoun Seo, Jeum-Su Kim, Young-Suk Kim, Sue-Jin Lee, Chan-Hoo Park, Yoo Kyung Kim, Sun Hoo Park, Jung Hee Lee, In Oak Ahn, Ki Hyun Chung, Byung-Kiu Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(8):959-964.   Published online August 15, 2001
Malignant ectomesenchymoma is a rare tumor originating from remnants of migratory neural crest(ectomesenchyme) and composed of neuroectodermal as well as mesenchymal components. Neuroblasts and ganglion cells constitute the neuroectodermal components and rhabdomyosarcoma is the most frequently encountered mesenchymal components. We report a case of malignant ectomesenchymoma in a two-month-old boy who was presented with abdominal pain and urinary difficulty. The...
A Case of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Developing with Subependymal Giant-Cell Astrocytoma and Hydrocephalus
Ki Hyun Chung, Wan Sub Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(2):280-286.   Published online February 15, 1996
The subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma, a key feature of the tuberous sclerosis complex, has been reported in patients without obvious features of this condition. The tumor is a rare cerebral glioma that characteristically arise in the wall of lateral ventricle and as an intraventricular mass, causing hydrocephalus by obstruction of the foramen of Monro. We experienced a case of tuberous sclerosis...
A Case of VATER Syndrome
Seong Jin Ha, Ki Hyun Chung, Oh Kyung Lee, Wan Seob Kim, Jae Seung Yang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(4):583-588.   Published online April 15, 1993
The VATER syndrome is a group of congenital anomalies with a nonrandom tendency for concurrence. Defects include vertebral, anorectal malformation, tracheoesophageal fisutla with esophageal atresia, radial-limb, vascular, and renal abnormalities. The critical period of organogenesis is at or before the sixth or seventh week of gestation. We experienced one case of VATER syndrome in a 1 day old male neonate having...