Giant spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult thorax: A case report.

ABSTRACT: Spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma (SCRM), a rare and distinct subtype of RM, predominantly affects children. While SCRM can manifest in the head and neck regions of adults, primary occurrences in the thorax are exceedingly uncommon. In the present study, a 24-year-old female patient was admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zunyi, China) with a 10-month history of dull pain in the right side of the chest. The patient had previously received treatment for right-sided tuberculous pleurisy at another hospital for 6 months, but the symptoms persisted, and the chest pain progressively worsened. A chest computed tomography scan now revealed a large mass in the right thorax. Pathological examination following surgical resection confirmed a diagnosis of SCRM. The patient did

SUBMITTER: Luo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11528181 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature