title: Primary sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma of the scalp and skull: report of a case and review of literature.
abstract: We present a case of sclerosingrhabdomyosarcoma of the skull in a young male. This is a rare tumor that immunophenotypically shows rhabdomyoid differentiation. The lesion had a moderately aggressive course and the patient died at 19 months after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 31006, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 31006, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 31006, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Baizhou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Rhabdomyosarcoma; scalp; sclerosingrhabdomyosarcoma