title: Rhabdomyosarcoma associated with familial adenomatous polyposis.
abstract: We report a case of a 16 year old girl with orbital rhabdomyosarcoma who during chemotherapy developed bloody diarrhoea. On investigation she was found to have multiple colonic polyps. Cytogenetic analysis has shown a pattern typical of familial adenomatous polyposis. We present a review of the literature concerning the associations of familial adenomatous polyposis. The association of familial adenomatous polyposis with rhabdomyosarcoma has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, UK.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mott
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy