title: Cutaneous fetal rhabdomyoma: a case report and historical review of the literature.
abstract: Fetal rhabdomyomas are well-documented tumors, affecting both children and adults that are composed of immature striated muscle at the sixth to tenth-week stage of development. Although there is often a predilection for the head and neck region, these tumors have been identified in a wide array of anatomic sites. A primary cutaneous presentation, however, has not yet been described. We report the first case of a fetal rhabdomyoma arising in the skin of a 1-year old girl. After the initial biopsy, an incomplete excision was performed with tumor present histologically at multiple surgical margins. In a follow-up period of 54 months, there has been no lesional regrowth or evidence of further progression. This case is detailed, in addition to a literature-based review of the historical and conceptual development of the neoplasm known as fetal rhabdomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Immunology, Division of Surgical Pathology, Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO 63043, USA. SarahNWalsh@aol.com
authors.forename: Sarah N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hurt
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*