TY - JOUR
T1 - Massive Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Hand in an Infant With Metastasis at Birth
T2 - Management Dilemma
AU - Narayana Kurup, Jayakrishnan K.
AU - Kamble, Vinay C.
AU - Acharya, Ashwath M.
AU - Bhat, Anil K.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Background: Rhabdomyosarcomas are malignant tumors arising from striated muscle but can be often confused with primitive neuroectodermal tumors and Ewing sarcoma. They are often classified based on age of presentation and histological features. Three major types of rhabdomyosarcomas are embryonal, alveolar, and pleomorphic with characteristic presentations. Method: Here, we present a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the hand of a 5-month-old child with lymphatic metastasis, the age, site, and metastasis being unusual feature for this type of rhabdomyosarcoma. Result: The child succumbed to the complications soon after initiation of chemotherapy. Conclusion: Age, site, metastasis at birth and treatment related complications contribute to the poor outcome.
AB - Background: Rhabdomyosarcomas are malignant tumors arising from striated muscle but can be often confused with primitive neuroectodermal tumors and Ewing sarcoma. They are often classified based on age of presentation and histological features. Three major types of rhabdomyosarcomas are embryonal, alveolar, and pleomorphic with characteristic presentations. Method: Here, we present a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the hand of a 5-month-old child with lymphatic metastasis, the age, site, and metastasis being unusual feature for this type of rhabdomyosarcoma. Result: The child succumbed to the complications soon after initiation of chemotherapy. Conclusion: Age, site, metastasis at birth and treatment related complications contribute to the poor outcome.
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U2 - 10.1177/1558944716685827
DO - 10.1177/1558944716685827
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85028050631
SN - 1558-9447
VL - 12
SP - NP109-NP112
JO - Hand
JF - Hand
IS - 5
ER -