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Calcifying fibrous tumour: an unusual omental lesion

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Calcifying fibrous tumour (CFT) is a recently described distinct clinicopathological entity characterized by calcifying lesions usually occurring in soft tissue of the extremities, trunk, axilla, pleura, mediastinum and peritoneum of children and adults. Most reported cases involving the peritoneum have been in adults. We present the imaging, surgical and pathology findings of CFT in a 7-year-old child who presented with an incidental finding of a large omental mass.

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Acknowledgement

We wish to thank Dr. Michelle Fink, consultant radiologist, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, for her encouraging comments and initial review of this work.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India

    Sniya Sudhakar & Sridhar Gibikote

  2. Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Yogesh Mistry

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Arindam Dastidar & Sudipta Sen

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Sudhakar, S., Mistry, Y., Dastidar, A. et al. Calcifying fibrous tumour: an unusual omental lesion. Pediatr Radiol 38, 1246–1248 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0955-1

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