Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1984 Dec;1(1):207-212. 10.12701/yujm.1984.1.1.207.

A Case of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Originating from the Chest Wall

• Kim CD
• Hah JO
• Koo HM
• Choi BR
• Moon HK
• Park YH
• Jun JG
• Lee TS

• KMID: 2372997
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1984.1.1.207

Abstract

Rhabdomyosarcoma originating from the chest wall is a rare malignant tumor in children and was considered to be guarded in prognosis previously. However, recent advances in multidisciplinary treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma in children have improved the disease free survival rate. Authors report a case of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, stage III, originating from the chest wall who is surviving free of disease for 15 months with aggressive chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

MeSH Terms

Child
Disease-Free Survival
Drug Therapy
Humans
Prognosis
Radiotherapy
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar*
Thoracic Wall*
Thorax*