Rhabdomyoma of a rare type in a child: case report and literature review.
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.
Cacciari
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A
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Policlinico of Modena, Italy.
Predieri
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B
Mordenti
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M
Ceccarelli
P L
PL
Maiorana
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A
Cerofolini
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E
Bernasconi
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S
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology