Lumbar Intraspinal Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma as a Rare Cause of Spinal Stenosis: A Case Report
| Autor: | Maria E. Reese, Donel A. Sequea |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Spinal stenosis 030231 tropical medicine Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 03 medical and health sciences Spinal Stenosis 0302 clinical medicine Lumbar Rhabdomyosarcoma Humans Medicine Spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma Aged Lumbar Vertebrae Spinal Neoplasms business.industry Rehabilitation musculoskeletal system medicine.disease eye diseases Neurology Female Neurology (clinical) Sarcoma business human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | PM&R. 10:966-968 |
| ISSN: | 1934-1482 |
| Popis: | Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) represents the most common sarcoma in childhood yet is extremely rare in adults, with only a handful of cases reported. Here we present a case of intraspinal spindle cell RMS in an adult who presented as a typical case of spinal stenosis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of lumbar intraspinal spindle cell RMS in an adult patient. Furthermore, RMS phenotypically presents more aggressively in adults compared with children. Level of Evidence To be determined. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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