Integrated diagnostic imaging of primary thoracic rhabdomyosarcoma.
We report a rare case of primary thoracic rhabdomyosarcoma in a girl who was referred with acute chest pain, hacking cough, and wheezing. A chest X-ray revealed a complete opacity of the right hemithorax. Ultrasound revealed a right-sided pleural effusion and a solid mass above the liver dome, suggesting a neoplastic disease, which quickly led to further specific examination. Use of CT and MRI together with bone scintigraphy completed the investigation. The biopsy specimen showed a pattern of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. This case was reported to emphasize the role of US in the evaluation of a child with hemithorax opacity.
Almberger
M
M
Department of Radiology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Iannicelli
E
E
Matrunola
M
M
Schiavetti
A
A
Capocaccia
P
P
D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018232:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*