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

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32229305

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.