Rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult hand.
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a malign tumour which arises from cells committed to a skeletal muscle lineage. It constitutes 4%-8% of all childhood malignancies but is rare in adults. The rare pleomorphic subtype occurs almost exclusively in adults and most often involves the extremities. RMS of the hand or foot comprise a minority of extremity cases. An adult patient with rhabdomyosarcoma in the hand, which is very rare, is presented in this article. General characteristics of the tumour and the treatment strategies are discussed.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Meram Medical School.
Nevra
N
Seyhan
Mustafa
M
Keskin
Zekeriya
Z
Tosun
Nedim
N
Savaci
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*