title: Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult forearm: a case report.
abstract: Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare malignancy, and treatment protocols for this tumor are not established. Although Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study data have led to improvement in overall and disease-free survival for children with juvenile RMS, the applicability of those findings to adult pleomorphic RMS is uncertain. This report presents the case of a 29-year-old man with pleomorphic RMS of the forearm (a location not previously reported in current literature); reviews the immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and histologic diagnostic criteria; and discusses treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134-1005.
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Marilyn S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: Peter A S
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Johnstone
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Alexander Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005542:Forearm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000648:ultrastructure*