title: Multiple cutaneous rhabdomyomas in a child.
abstract: We recently encountered a 4 year-old male patient with congenital, multiple, corporeal, cutaneous rhabdomyomas. Pathological examination of the excised tumors showed lobular structures in the dermis. The tumor cells contained spherical and polygonal eosinophilic cytoplasm with peripherally dislocated nuclei, and were positive for myogloblin staining. Extra-cardiac rhabdomyoma is an extremely rare condition, and our case might be considered the first of its kind in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: Juri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwahara
authors.forename: Sachio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Shigaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Hideoki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery