title: Adult embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in axilla.
abstract: A case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) arising from an axillary space is described. RMS is one of the most common soft-tissue neoplasms in children, but adult embryonal RMS is rare. The patient was a 55-year-old man with a tumor of the left axillary area. RMS arising from an axillary area is also uncommon. The histological diagnosis was embryonal RMS. He received irradiation combined with chemotherapy (VAC: VCR, act-D, CPA) for the primary and metastatic lesions, obtained complete remission, and has remained disease-free for over four years as of this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, Kawagoe, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Kikuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: Norinari
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosono
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kashimada
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osada
authors.forename: Keiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy