An adult case with rhabdomyosarcoma of the liver

An autopsy case of primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the liver in a 70-year-old man is described. The case could not be clinically differentiated from hepatocellular carcinoma. The tumor showed typical features of rhabdomyosarcoma; phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin (PTAH)-positive myofibrils and cross-stri...

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Published inJapanese journal of medicine Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 240 - 244
Main Authors Watanabe, A, Motoi, M, Mizobuchi, K, Hara, I, Nishimura, K, Nagashima, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.01.1983
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Aged
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Gallium Radioisotopes
Humans
Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Radionuclide Imaging
Rhabdomyosarcoma - diagnostic imaging
Rhabdomyosarcoma - pathology
Technetium
Technetium Compounds
Tin
Tin Compounds
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Summary:An autopsy case of primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the liver in a 70-year-old man is described. The case could not be clinically differentiated from hepatocellular carcinoma. The tumor showed typical features of rhabdomyosarcoma; phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin (PTAH)-positive myofibrils and cross-striations were observed in the cytoplasm of highly plemorphic tumor cells.
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ISSN:0021-5120
1881-123X
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine1962.22.240