Tumors of Muscular Origin

Seynaeve, Patrick; Visschere, Pieter J. L. De; Mortelmans, L. L.; Schepper, A. M. De

doi:10.1007/3-540-30792-3_18

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“…[ 15 , 16 ] Alveolar subtypes, in particular, may show areas of hemorrhage and necrosis as well. [ 17 ] But, in the case presented here, CT of the abdomen showed a sharply defined solid-cystic mass with irregular density in retrorectal-presacral space. MRI of the pelvis demonstrated a well-defined solid-cystic enhancing mass.…”

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Primary alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of retrorectal-presacral space in an adult patient

Zhu¹,

Sui²,

Tang

et al. 2019

Medicine

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Rationale:Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) has known as a highly malignant soft tissue sarcoma, representing 5% to 10% of all solid tumors in childhood. Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) of the retrorectal-presacral space is an extremely rare lesion for adult, no study has been reported in the English literature.Patient concerns:A 51-year-old male presented with abdominal pain for 1 month, significantly worse when having a bowel movement.Diagnosis:Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis showed a solid-cystic, enhancing lesion of dimension located in retrorectal-presacral space. The surgical specimen was reported as ARMS after pathological evaluation.Interventions:The tumor was complete surgical resection, and after surgery, the patient was treated with combination chemotherapy.Outcomes:At 23 months follow up, the patient was asymptomatic with no evidence of metastases or local recurrence.Lessons:Improvements in imaging in addition to early surgical intervention and chemotherapy treatment are crucial to improve survival chances against RMS.

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