Mediastinal rhabdomyoma: case report and review of the literature.
Rhabdomyomas are benign tumors in which at least some cells are differentiated as skeletal muscle cells with cytoplasmic cross-striations. Extracardiac adult rhabdomyoma is an extremely uncommon benign neoplasm that usually involves the head and neck region. Rare cases have been reported to involve other sites of the body including mediastinum. We report the fourth case of mediastinal adult rhabdomyoma.
Zolota
Vassiliki
V
Department of Pathology, University of Patras, Medical School, 26504 Rio, Greece. vtzelepi@yahoo.com
Tzelepi
Vassiliki
V
Charoulis
Nicolaos
N
Apostolakis
Efstratios
E
Dougenis
Demetrios
D
D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003893:Desmin / Q000032:analysis; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000199:Actins; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003893:Desmin; D009211:Myoglobin