title: Adult rhabdomyoma of the extremity: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The adult rhabdomyoma is a rare, benign skeletal muscle neoplasm that usually occurs in the head and neck. A case report of an adult rhabdomyoma arising in the thigh is presented with a review of the literature. This is the first case of an extremity adult rhabdomyoma to be reported. It is also the largest at 13 centimeters. Distinction from a highly differentiated rhabdomyosarcoma is important. Recent chromosomal studies suggest that the adult rhabdomyoma is a true neoplasm. Total resection is curative but the lesion may recur if incompletely excised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cambridge Hospital and Harvard Medical School, MA, USA.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cronin
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Keel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grabbe
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Schuler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins