Primary Brain Rhabdomyosarcoma Causing Extracranial Metastases. Case Report with Narrative Review of Atypical Presentations and Their Diagnostic Challenges.
Fiche publication
Date publication
mars 2020
Journal
World neurosurgery
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr LHERMITTE Benoît, Dr CEBULA Hélène, Pr PROUST François
Tous les auteurs :
Mallereau CH, Ganau M, Todeschi J, Cebula H, Santin MD, Virbel G, Pop R, Lhermitte B, Proust F, Chibbaro S
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare malignant tumour originating from striated muscle cells; it accounts for only 3% of all soft tissue sarcomas in adults and its metastases can also reach the central nervous system. Only sporadic cases of primary brain RMS (PBRMS) have been reported so far.
Mots clés
brain tumor, metastasis, rhabdomyosarcoma
Référence
World Neurosurg. 2020 Mar 27;: