title: Scalp metastasis of paraspinal alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
abstract: We describe a 10-year-old girl with paraspinal alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) who presented with an asymptomatic soft tissue mass on the left aspect of the parietal scalp of 2 weeks' duration. Biopsy demonstrated metastasis of her RMS. A full-body positron emission tomography (PET) scan revealed multiple areas of increased uptake consistent with extensive metastases. We also discuss the literature on RMS classification and metastasis to the skin.
authors.affiliation: Aeromedical Consultation Service, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, 2507 Kennedy Circle, Brooks City-Base, TX 78235-5116, USA. layne.green@brooks.af.mil
authors.forename: Layne B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Drew A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gidvani-Diaz
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hivnor
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D018232:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*