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Primary intracranial rhabdomyosarcoma is quite rare, and its prognosis is poor compared with that for rhabdomyosarcoma in other organs. The authors present a case of pineal rhabdomyosarcoma successfully managed with multimodal therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and high-dose
Primary meningeal rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare primary brain malignancy, with scant case reports. While most reports of primary intracranial rhabdomyosarcoma occur in pediatric patients, a handful of cases in adult patients have been reported in the medical literature. We report the case of a
BACKGROUND
Widespread alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) with bone marrow involvement and with an unknown primary tumor, especially presenting with acute tumor lysis syndrome can be easily misdiagnosed as a hematological malignancy. Furthermore, brain metastasis of ARMS is rare seen in
Aim Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common malignant soft tissue tumour of childhood. We present the case of a late relapse of RMS to the leptomeninges after 15 years. Methods A 20 year old male presented with a 3 week history of headaches and nausea. He previously had RMS of his right ear
Primary sarcomas of the CNS are rare and are sometimes associated with chronic subdural effusion (SDE). Approximately 10 patients with such presentations have been reported. The authors report the case of a 5-year-old boy with multiple subdural masses and SDE. An SDE had been diagnosed when the
A 56-year-old male suffered from primary rhabdomyosarcoma on the left internal thoracic wall, which was treated by chemotherapy, and local irradiation following biopsy. Four months after the diagnosis, he suddenly complained of headache and left paresthesia occurred followed by generalized
A 6-year-old male presented with headache, vomiting, visual obscuration, and papilledema. Clinical presentation, initial laboratory data, and radiologic evaluation suggested a diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri. The development of lower cranial nerve palsies after transient resolution of symptoms
OBJECTIVE
The optimal management of central nervous system (CNS) relapse of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is unclear. We examined diagnosis, management, and outcomes of patients with RMS developing CNS relapse.
METHODS
Records of 23 patients diagnosed with CNS relapse between 1999 and 2016 were reviewed.
CONCLUSIONS
A 12-year-old female presented with symptoms and signs of orbital apex syndrome (OAS), secondary to stage IV alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) originating in the sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses.
OBJECTIVE
To present a case of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, unusual in its presentation as orbital
We report here a specific case of metastatic brain tumor orienting from rhabdomyosarcoma. An 11-year-old boy came to our hospital with complaints including headache, exophthalmos and tumors in the right frontal and left occipital region. 6 months previously subtotal removal of rhabdomyosarcoma in
We report a 22-year-old man who presented with a 3 week history of left-sided headache, orbital pain and epiphora progressing to diplopia. He was being treated by his general practitioner with a β-blocker and simple analgesia for possible diagnosis of cluster headaches. Initial examination revealed
A 64 year-old patient, complained of headache and neurological disorders. CT scan found a voluminous solitary tumor of the posterior part of the left cavernous sinus. Removal of tumor was followed by a rapid recurrence and by the patient's death. Histologic study found a malignant undifferentiated
A case is reported of a primary rhabdomyosarcoma occurring in the right subfrontal region of a 16 year old girl. The patient suffered from dull frontal headache and proptosis for three months before hospitalization. The circumscribed and demarcated neoplasm involved the dura mater, and invaded the
Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) occurs mostly in the context of arterial hypertension, with typical localisations. Tumour-associated bleeding is the cause of 6-10% of ICHs, mostly from metastases. We present the case of a 40-year-old female admitted originally for neck pain of sudden onset,
Intracranial extension of rhabdomyosarcoma from the face, nasopharynx or middle ear is rare. A 16-year-old boy presented with deterioration of vision and headache. CT scan revealed a soft tissue mass occupying the sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses, extending to the suprasellar fossa and impinging on the