Giant Rhabdomyosarcoma in A Child: A Rare Entity

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly aggressive and rapidly progressive sarcoma. RMS can occur in any part of the human body, however, paraspinal or paravertebral or epidural RMS is very rare in children. We present a case report of 3 year old male child with right paraspinalRMS with intracanalicular...

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Published inNepal journal of neuroscience Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 35 - 37
Main Authors Sharma, Gopal Raman, Joshi, Sumit, KC, Raj Kumar, Bhattachan, Maya
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published NESON 28.05.2018
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embryonal
epidural
outcome
paraspinal
paravertebral
rhabdomyosarcoma
sarcoma
treatment
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Summary:Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly aggressive and rapidly progressive sarcoma. RMS can occur in any part of the human body, however, paraspinal or paravertebral or epidural RMS is very rare in children. We present a case report of 3 year old male child with right paraspinalRMS with intracanalicular extension at L3– S1 level, presented with painful swelling at lower back region. We will review the literature and discuss on epidemiology, diagnosis, management strategy and prognosis of RMS.Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 15:35-37, 2018
ISSN:1813-1948
1813-1956
DOI:10.3126/njn.v15i1.20027