Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in adult: A very uncommon occipital location

Dani, Bouchra; Sayad, Zahra; Boulaadas, Malik

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“…Pleomorphic RMS has also been reported arising in the skin, 40,41 hypopharynx, 42 thyroid, 43 maxillary sinus, 12 palate, 12 nose and paranasal sinus, 44 bone, 45,46 shoulder, 47 anterior mediastinum, 48 chest wall, 49 diaphragm, 50 lung, 51 pericardium, pleura, bladder, 52 spermatic cord, 53 inguinal canal, 51 uterus, 54,55 and occipital region. 13,[56][57][58][59]…”

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Pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma: A Systematic Review with Outcome Analysis and Report of a Rare Abdominal Wall Lesion

Deb

Suster

2022

Int J Surg Pathol

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Introduction. Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an aggressive and rare malignant neoplasm with a poor prognosis. As its name suggests, this tumor exhibits extensive pleomorphism with features of skeletal muscle differentiation. Due to its rarity, its diagnosis is often a clinical and pathological challenge. Since only small case series and a few scattered case reports exist in the literature, the impact of different demographic features, tumor site, and/or treatment modality on patient outcomes has yet to be extensively studied. Methods. We report a case of a pleomorphic RMS presenting atypically as an abdominal wall mass. We have also analyzed the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database to determine the factors affecting the outcome of this neoplasm. Moreover, we present a review and summary of pleomorphic RMS cases arising from the abdominal wall reported in the English language literature. Results. We found two hundred and forty-two cases of pleomorphic RMS in the SEER database. The majority of the patients were diagnosed after the age of 40, with the age of diagnosis showing a unimodal distribution. The majority of the patients were Caucasian (82%) and male (59%). Age of diagnosis, tumor stage, and surgical management significantly affected the patients’ outcome, while patients’ ethnicity, sex, or tumor site did not affect the outcome. We only found five previously reported cases of pleomorphic RMS arising from the abdominal wall. Conclusions. Pleomorphic RMS arising from the abdominal wall is extremely rare. Our data sheds light on the factors affecting the outcome of pleomorphic RMS. We have also discussed the challenges involving the histopathological diagnosis of this rare neoplasm and how to best approach this task.

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