title: Perianal rhabdomyosarcoma: report of a case in an infant and review of the literature.
abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma of the perianal and perineal region is a rare sarcoma of childhood with a poor prognosis. The clinical findings are similar to those of condyloma accuminata, which makes it difficult to diagnose. There are a few reports of this disease in the dermatologic literature. We present a 15-month-old girl with a polypoid anal mass diagnosed as embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma and a review of the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okmeydani Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. goncagokdemir@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gonca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gökdemir
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekmen
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.forename: Ralfi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000473:pathology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010502:Perineum / Q000473:pathology; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*