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Hip pain and childhood malignancy
M Wong, CH Chung, WK Ngai
Accident and Emergency Department, North District Hospital
In children, neuroblastoma can mimic various orthopaedic
pathologies and this may create difficulties for doctors in reaching
the correct diagnosis. Stage IV neuroblastoma was initially diagnosed
as transient synovitis in this case report of a 7-year-old girl
presenting with hip and low back pain.
Hong Kong Med J 2002;8:461-3
Key words: Gait; Hip joint; Neuroblastoma; Pain;
Synovitis
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