Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of mediastinum - a case report

Moorthy, N L N; Prasad, B V Sai; P, Sakunthala; Bhramaramba, K

doi:10.4103/0971-3026.32293

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“…[ 5 ] Chest and abdomen are a very rare site. [ 6 7 ] Tumor presents as a swelling or mass, and many a times, the clinical features may be masked. Our case presented in the surgery department with generalized signs and symptoms and a provisional diagnosis of psoas abscess was made.…”

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Rhabdomyosarcoma mimicking as pleural effusion

Vijayesh

Kumar

Mohan

et al. 2017

J Family Med Prim Care

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Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a malignant neoplasm of skeletal muscle origin, is the most common soft tissue sarcoma caused by infectious disease etiology, especially in nondeveloped countries. Despite being a relatively rare cancer, it accounts for approximately 40% of all recorded soft tissue sarcomas. Alveolar RMSs are seen to occur in children, while around 80% cases occur in the first three decades of life. We present here, a case of a 12-year-old child having alveolar RMS, presenting clinically and radiologically with pleural effusion.

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“…The main localization of this malignant tumor is the head and neck (43% of primaries), while only 7% of primary tumors occur in the trunk. [ 6 ] Pleural effusion as a result of metastasis is reported to be very rare. The first case of RMS arising at the pleura was documented by Hamada et al .…”

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Rhabdomyosarcoma mimicking as pleural effusion

Vijayesh

Kumar

Mohan

et al. 2017

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…Although rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an uncommon childhood malignancy, it is the most frequently encountered soft tissue sarcoma found in infants and children. RMSs can exist anywhere in the human body, including head and neck, extremities, genitourinary tract, and trunk as the most common primary sites [1][2][3]. The alveolar type of RMS is one of the subtypes of RMS that has a poor prognosis.…”

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Persistent pleural effusion in an infant with an unusual diagnosis: congenital alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

Yeşilbaş

Yozgat

Akdemir

et al. 2020

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Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a malignant form of neoplasm that originates from skeletal muscle. RMSs can exist anywhere in the human body but are more commonly detected in the neck region and extremities. The alveolar type is one of the subtypes of RMS that has a poor prognosis. Because the clinical manifestation of a tumour can be a painless mass, symptoms might be non-contributary to the diagnosis. Herein, a four-month-old girl was admitted to the emergency department with complaints of respiratory distress without a runny nose, cough, and fever. Recurrent effusions subsided with subsequent tube thoracostomy. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed to determine the aetiology of the recurrent effusion. The Tru-Cut biopsy obtained during VATS resulted in the diagnosis of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Pleural effusion decreased, and the tube drainage was stopped rapidly after first vincristine, actinomycin-D, and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy cycle. Persistent and recurrent pleural effusions should alert physicians to rule out unusual diagnoses like that of our case.

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