title: Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the lung in a child.
abstract: The case of a 22-month-old boy with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the lung is presented. Brain metastasis and recurrence of the right pulmonary hilum and parietal pleura developed 6, 11, and 24 months (respectively) after tumor resection. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy were effective. Neuron-specific enolase was very helpful in detecting metastasis and disease recurrence. Primary pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma can be divided into two groups: tumor in the normal lung, and tumor in cystic lesions of the lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Todani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urushihara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morotomi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000097:blood; D011859:Radiography; D018232:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase