1/8. rhabdomyosarcoma presenting as an anterior cervical mass in an adult: report of a case.We report herein the case of a 61-year-old man who was referred to our hospital for treatment of a rapidly growing tumor in the right anterior cervical region. A 13 x 14 x 15 cm mass was palpated on physical examination. Computed tomography (CT) findings indicated a thyroid tumor, but cytology results suggested rhabdomyosarcoma. A tumor, measuring 9.3 x 7.2 x 5.2 cm and weighing 220 g, was resected and histopathological examination confirmed a diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma. Cervical rhabdomyosarcoma is rarely found in adults.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/8. A case of head and neck kaposiform hemangioendothelioma simulating a malignancy on imaging.Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KH) is an endothelial-derived spindle cell neoplasm often associated with kasabach-merritt syndrome. Most cases arise in infancy and childhood and are soft-tissue tumors. The tumor displays an appearance between capillary hemangioma and Kaposi's sarcoma. We report a case of KH in a 1-year-old girl involving a mass that showed abnormal enhancement of soft tissue superficial to the right temporal bone with partial destruction of the temporal bone, the temporomandibular joint, mandibular condyle, and occipital bone. The physical finding of a discolored mass led clinicians to consider a hemangiomatous lesion, whereas the radiological picture suggested a more aggressive diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma and aggressive fibromatosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/8. adult paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma.BACKGROUND: A 29-year-old male patient presented with a history of painless enlargement of the left hemiscrotum. INVESTIGATIONS: Laboratory tests for beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin, alpha-fetoprotein, and lactate dehydrogenase, physical examination, and CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Histologic examination, nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph-node dissection. diagnosis: Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma with lymph node metastasis. MANAGEMENT: Inguinal radical orchiectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy for 48 weeks. radiotherapy and additional chemotherapy were administered following local recurrence.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/8. rhabdomyosarcoma, wilms tumor, and deletion of the patched gene in Gorlin syndrome.BACKGROUND: A 5-year-old year girl with a medical history of mental retardation, physical abnormalities and a known interstitial deletion of chromosome 9q22-q32 presented with a palpable suprapubic mass. During ultrasound investigation, a left renal mass was also detected. The patient underwent surgical removal of both neoplasms, which were diagnosed as a rhabdomyosarcoma and a wilms tumor. Seven years later, she presented with macroglossia and a benign mandibular cyst. INVESTIGATIONS: physical examination, karyotyping, abdominal and pelvic ultrasound, brain CT scan, anatomic pathology analysis with immunohistochemistry, and typing of polymorphic markers in the patched (PTCH) gene region. diagnosis: Gorlin syndrome with synchronous rhabdomyosarcoma and wilms tumor. MANAGEMENT: Left nephrectomy, excision of paravesical tumor, excision of mandibular cysts, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/8. Computerized tomography of the orbit.The potential for using CT to diagnose orbital lesions is clearly demonstrated in this chapter. The patients discussed were all suffering from proptosis and had other complaints such as visual disturbances, pain, or ophthalmoplegia. CT is superior to ultrasonography in its ability to reproduce anatomical structures, including the retroocular space, bony walls of the orbit, and extraorbital regions, such as ethmoid sinuses and the cranial cavity. Such reproduction helps distinguish lesions arising within the orbit from those invading the orbit from outside. CT not only defines the extent of a lesion but also provides information about the physical properties of the tissue. The remarkable difference on CT between proptosis caused by thyrotoxic disease and that caused by intraorbital tumor or pseudotumor is a striking example of the way in which CT may contribute to more accurate diagnosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/8. Ukrain treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma (case report).A six year old child was diagnosed to have a rhabdomyosarcoma of the muscles of the right buttock. Because of impossibility of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, treatment with Ukrain 10 mg i.v. once every two days, 10 injections (100 mg) was instituted. The following clinical effects were recorded: reduced pain in joints, improved appetite and condition, increased physical activity, reduced fever. The haematological, biochemical, immunological data and some urinary hormone excretion levels were studied before and after treatment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/8. Current trends in treatment of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma of lower genitourinary tract.Treatment of childhood embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the lower genitourinary tract is in the process of undergoing drastic changes. Extensive surgery with excision of the lesion and its contiguous structures leaving the patient with significant physical disability is being replaced by biopsy and aggressive combined chemotherapy along with radiation therapy. Although it would appear that survival may be improved by this approach, caution is recommended and extirpation advised should the tumor fail to respond rapidly to chemotherapy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/8. rhabdomyosarcoma of the diaphragm: report of an adult case.Diaphragmatic tumors, whether benign or malignant, may not generally reveal any symptoms in the early phase and may be found accidentally. During a pre-employment physical examination, a 20-year-old woman was found to have an abnormal shadow on the left diaphragm. An x-ray film, computed tomography and ultrasonography showed a giant mass on the left side, to the rear of the heart. She underwent surgery via a left thoraco-abdominal approach. The lesion was found to arise from the left diaphragm, and multiple disseminated lesions were scattered in the left thoracic cavity. Histological examination showed many large, oxyphilic rhabdoid cells between diffusely proliferating, spindle-shaped cells, and the tumor was subsequently diagnosed as a pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma of the diaphragm, of which the location and histological type were very rare. Despite adjuvant therapy, chest X-ray and CT revealed increasing tumor growth in the left cavity and she died one year after surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physical (Clic here for more details about this article) |