Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the left hand with bilateral breast metastases in an adolescent female.

نویسندگان

  • Geok-Chin Tan
  • Mohd-Sidik Shiran
  • Abdul-Rahman Hayati
  • Noor-Akmal Sharifah
  • Aida-Selamat Nuru
  • Mohammad Rohaizak
چکیده

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a common extramammary malignancy in pediatric age groups, but it rarely metastasizes to the breast. Breast rhabdomyosarcomas are commonly metastatic, with possible primary locations at the head and neck, trunk, extremities, retroperitoneum and perianal region. We report a case of primary alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the upper extremities in a 17-year-old adolescent female who presented with bilateral lower limb weakness and bilateral breast lumps.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA

دوره 71 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008