title: Primary pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma in children: Report of three cases with review of literature.
abstract: Primary pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma in children is rare. Three children aged three, nine and three years were evaluated for abnormal shadows on radiological examination with pneumothorax in two cases. Resection and histopathological examination revealed embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in all and cystic malformation in first case. All the three children were treated with surgery and first two received adjuvant chemotherapy. The disease free duration was 160 months, 19 months and seven months respectively. The literature on primary pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma in children was reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Kadabur Nagendrappa
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Lokesh
authors.forename: Chennagiri S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Premalata
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Aruna Kumari
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Appaji
keywords: Embryonal; pneumothorax; pulmonary; rhabdomyosarcoma