TY - JOUR
T1 - Pelvic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in a young adult
AU - Reisner, David
AU - Amadi, Chiemezie
AU - Beckman, Irwin
AU - Patel, Shweta
AU - Surampudi, Ramana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Authors.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Rhabdomyosarcomas are soft-tissue tumors, rare in adults. Accounting for nearly 5% of childhood cancers, they represent less than 0.03% of adult malignancies (1, 2). Three different subtypes of rhabdomyosarcoma have been described (embryonal, alveolar and pleomorphic), making up approximately 50%, 30%, and 20% of the cases, respectively (3). Although the definitive diagnosis is made pathologically, some distinguishing features among these subtypes, and between rhabdomyosarcomas and other soft-tissue tumors, can be suggested on MRI and CT. We present an interesting case of a 20-year-old female with a locally aggressive pelvic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. While the prognosis has improved with newer treatment techniques, overall survival rates remain poor. Our case study presents typical features of a rare disease, which can often present a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians.
AB - Rhabdomyosarcomas are soft-tissue tumors, rare in adults. Accounting for nearly 5% of childhood cancers, they represent less than 0.03% of adult malignancies (1, 2). Three different subtypes of rhabdomyosarcoma have been described (embryonal, alveolar and pleomorphic), making up approximately 50%, 30%, and 20% of the cases, respectively (3). Although the definitive diagnosis is made pathologically, some distinguishing features among these subtypes, and between rhabdomyosarcomas and other soft-tissue tumors, can be suggested on MRI and CT. We present an interesting case of a 20-year-old female with a locally aggressive pelvic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. While the prognosis has improved with newer treatment techniques, overall survival rates remain poor. Our case study presents typical features of a rare disease, which can often present a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians.
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U2 - 10.2484/rcr.v9i4.798
DO - 10.2484/rcr.v9i4.798
M3 - Article
C2 - 27190552
AN - SCOPUS:84955126473
SN - 1930-0433
VL - 9
SP - 798
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
IS - 4
M1 - 798
ER -