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Desmoplastic small round cell tumour: an unusual presentation of an unusual tumour

Meena Okera, David Moffat and Sudarshan Selva-Nayagam
Med J Aust 2010; 192 (3): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03463.x
Published online: 1 February 2010

To the Editor: We report a case of desmoplastic small round cell tumour (DSRCT) in the liver of a 23-year-old woman who presented with a recurrent non-pruritic rash.


  • 1 RAH Cancer Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA.
  • 2 SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA.


Correspondence: sid.selva@health.sa.gov.au

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