title: Rhabdomyoma of a rare type in a child: case report and literature review.
abstract: We describe a 9-year-old boy who presented with dyspnea and with a neck mass which was initially described as a thyroid nodule. At the end of the diagnostic-therapeutic research this mass was finally diagnosed as an adult rhabdomyoma originating from the mediastinum. This is an extremely rare tumor which is usually found in the adult population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Policlinico of Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cacciari
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Predieri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mordenti
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ceccarelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maiorana
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cerofolini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology