Adult rhabdomyosarcoma originating in the temporal muscle, invading the skull and meninges: A case report

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader Adult rhabdomyosarcoma originating in the temporal muscle, invading the skull and meninges: A case report Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... World J Clin Cases. 2021 Jun 26;9(18):4866-4872. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i18.4866. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin that mainly affects children. Spindle cell/sclerosing RMS (SSRMS) is even rarer. It is a new subtype that was added to the World Health Organization disease classification in 2013. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of adult SSRMS disease classification originating in the temporal muscle. CASE SUMMARY: SSRMS originating in the temporal muscle of a male adult enlarged rapidly, destroyed the skull, and invaded the meninges. The tumor was completely removed, and the postoperative pathological diagnosis was SSRMS. Postoperative recovery was good and chemotherapy and radiotherapy were given after the operation. Followed up for 3 mo, no tumor recurred. CONCLUSION: RMS is one of the differential diagnoses for head soft tissue tumors w ith short-term enlargement and skull infiltration. Preoperative computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging is necessary for early detection of tumor invasion of the skull and brain tissue. PMID:34222460 | PMC:PMC8223841 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i18.4866 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.