title: A rare tumor of the diaphragm: pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma.
abstract: We present the case of an extremely rare tumor of the diaphragm. The patient was a middle-aged woman with a 1-month history of dyspnea, fatigue, and cough. Chest roentgenogram and computed tomography scan of the thorax revealed a mass located at the dome of the right diaphragm. Pathologic examination of the biopsy specimen revealed pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Atatürk Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Center, Ankara, Turkey. pelinpinarw@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pelin Pinar
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: Nilgun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalac
authors.forename: Gulnur Onde
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Ucoluk
authors.forename: Belgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Samurkasoglu
authors.forename: Abdullah Irfan
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Tastepe
authors.forename: Erkmen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gulhan
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirag
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D003893:Desmin / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003893:Desmin