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Outcomes for children with cancer have improved dramatically over recent years; however, in the developing world, the scarcity of hospital resources and the overwhelming burden of non-cancer diseases can mean that oncological treatment is extremely challenging. In our society, children tend to present with nephroblastoma at an advanced stage; however, treatment by dedicated, multidisciplinary teams can achieve good results.

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Appendico-cutaneous fistulae are rare. We describe a 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis (CF) and a chronically draining sinus in the right iliac fossa, found to be a primary appendico-cutaneous fistula. Misdiagnosis of right iliac fossa pain in patients with CF and the preponderance of complicated disease frequently lead to manifestations of appendicitis rarely seen in usual clinical practice.