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Extrarenal malignant rhabdoid tumour is a rare neoplasm of childhood. A congenital example has only been reported once previously, presenting as a facial mass. We report a second congenital case with the tumour over the right shoulder in which postoperative investigations revealed multiple hepatic metastases proving fatal at 51 days, with adjuvent therapy felt inappropriate.
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Barber, M.D., MacKinlay, G.A., Wallace, W.H.B. et al. Extrarenal rhabdoid tumour presenting as a congenital subcutaneous mass. Pediatr Surg Int 11, 423–424 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00497837
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