title: Synchronous bifocal alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of bifocal rhabdomyosarcoma involving the hand and thigh in an 11-year-old female. We highlight the importance of a thorough clinical examination and an aggressive surgical approach in which each lesion is treated as a separate primary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Section of Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA. herrick.siegel@ortho.uab.edu
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopez-Ben
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D018232:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D013848:Thigh; D016896:Treatment Outcome