A Rare Tumor of the Diaphragm: Pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma

We present the case of an extremely rare tumor of the diaphragm. The patient was a middle-aged woman with a 1-month history of dyspnea, fatigue, and cough. Chest roentgenogram and computed tomography scan of the thorax revealed a mass located at the dome of the right diaphragm. Pathologic examinatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2008-05, Vol.85 (5), p.1802-1805
Hauptverfasser:	Deniz, Pelin Pinar, MD, Kalac, Nilgun, MD, Ucoluk, Gulnur Onde, MD, Samurkasoglu, Belgin, MD, Tastepe, Abdullah Irfan, MD, Gulhan, Erkmen, MD, Demirag, Funda, MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actins - analysis Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis Biopsy Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiothoracic Surgery Cough - etiology Desmin - analysis Diagnosis, Differential Diaphragm - pathology Diaphragm - surgery Diseases of the osteoarticular system Dyspnea - etiology Fatigue - etiology Female Humans Lung - pathology Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lung Neoplasms - pathology Lung Neoplasms - secondary Lung Neoplasms - surgery Medical sciences Middle Aged Muscle Neoplasms - diagnosis Muscle Neoplasms - pathology Muscle Neoplasms - surgery Pneumology Pneumonectomy Rhabdomyosarcoma - diagnosis Rhabdomyosarcoma - pathology Rhabdomyosarcoma - secondary Rhabdomyosarcoma - surgery Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
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Zusammenfassung:	We present the case of an extremely rare tumor of the diaphragm. The patient was a middle-aged woman with a 1-month history of dyspnea, fatigue, and cough. Chest roentgenogram and computed tomography scan of the thorax revealed a mass located at the dome of the right diaphragm. Pathologic examination of the biopsy specimen revealed pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.028