title: Mediastinal rhabdomyoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Patras, Medical School, 26504 Rio, Greece. vtzelepi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zolota
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tzelepi
authors.forename: Nicolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Charoulis
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Apostolakis
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dougenis
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003893:Desmin; D009211:Myoglobin