Rhabdomyosarcoma in adrenal region of a child with hypertension and fever: A case report and literature review

Abstract Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children but rarely involves the adrenal. We describe a case of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) of the right adrenal in a 5-year-old boy with a characteristic history of hypertension and recurrent fever. On surveillance imagi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2013-03, Vol.48 (3), p.e5-e8
Hauptverfasser: Yi, Xiaoping, Long, Xueying, Xiao, Desheng, Zai, Hongyan, Li, Yixiong
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children but rarely involves the adrenal. We describe a case of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) of the right adrenal in a 5-year-old boy with a characteristic history of hypertension and recurrent fever. On surveillance imaging, a right adrenal mass was incidentally detected, and a right adrenalectomy was subsequently performed. After the surgery, the fever disappeared simultaneously, and the blood pressure gradually returned to normal level. This is the first reported case in children.
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.01.018