Primary sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma of the scalp and skull: report of a case and review of literature

Qin Chen; Weiwei Lu; Baizhou Li

Primary sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma of the scalp and skull: report of a case and review of literature

Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Feb 1;8(2):2205-7. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Qin Chen¹, Weiwei Lu¹, Baizhou Li²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 31006, Zhejiang, China.
² Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 31006, Zhejiang, China.

PMID: 25973130
PMCID: PMC4396222

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.

Keywords: Rhabdomyosarcoma; scalp; sclerosingrhabdomyosarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Rhabdomyosarcoma / pathology*
Scalp / pathology*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
Skull Neoplasms / pathology*
Young Adult