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. 1976 Dec;52(614):788–793. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.52.614.788

Idiopathic cervical and retroperitoneal fibrosis: report of a case treated with steroids.

P Husband, A Knudsen
PMCID: PMC2496426  PMID: 1013008

Abstract

Retroperitoneal fibrosis in a 12-year-old boy is reported. This was associated with a fibrotic mass in the neck which resolved spontaneously. Right-sided ureteric obstruction responded to treatment with steroids.

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