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Case report

Misdiagnosis of a chin abscess in a teenager with rhabdomyosarcoma – consequences for the patient’s health and quality of life

Małgorzata Styczewska
1
,
Małgorzata Krawczyk
2
,
Ewa Bień
2

  1. The English Division Pediatric Oncology Scientific Circle, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
  2. Department of Paediatrics, Haematology, and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Pediatr Pol 2020; 95 (2): 132–136
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2020.97121
Online publish date: 2020/07/10
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