Congenital Rhabdomyosarcoma of Shoulder

Ahmad  Khaleghnejad Tabari; Alireza Mirshemirani; Mohsen  Rouzrokh; Shahin  Nariman; Shaghayegh Hassas-Yeganeh; Atoosa Gharib; Nasibeh Khaleghnejad-Tabari

International Journal of Cancer Management

The Official Journal of Cancer Research Center (CRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Congenital Rhabdomyosarcoma of Shoulder

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Ahmad Khaleghnejad Tabari^1,*,

Alireza Mirshemirani¹,

Mohsen Rouzrokh¹,

Shahin Nariman²,

Shaghayegh Hassas-Yeganeh¹,

Atoosa Gharib³,

Nasibeh Khaleghnejad-Tabari¹

1Pediatric Surgery Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Dept. of Neonatology, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3Dept. of Pathology, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

International Journal of Cancer Management:Vol. 5, issue 3; e80822

Published online:Sep 30, 2012

Article type:Case Report

Received:Jan 09, 2011

Accepted:Mar 19, 2011

How to Cite:Ahmad Khaleghnejad TabariAlireza MirshemiraniMohsen RouzrokhShahin NarimanShaghayegh Hassas-YeganehAtoosa Gharib Nasibeh Khaleghnejad-Tabariet al.Congenital Rhabdomyosarcoma of Shoulder.Int J Cancer Manag.5(3):e80822.

Abstract

A 16-day-old female was referred with congenital swelling on her right shoulder. On examination, there was a hard, round, ecchymotic, nontender, slightly movable, warm and shiny 10x15 cm mass on the right axillary pits which was extended to the right side of neck and chest wall. The mass separated the shoulder from the chest wall causing paralysis of right hand. Chest X-ray, ultrasound and MRI with contrast demonstrated a soft tissue mass suspected to be a hemangioma. The mass rapidly increased in size despite aggressive steroid therapy with rupture and bleeding. On the 45th post natal day the baby was taken to operating room to control the bleeding and if possible total excision of the mass. The mass was separated easily from the surrounding tissue and was excised along with right upper extremity. At the end of surgery the baby had cardiac arrest, and apparently died of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC). The final pathology report was Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).

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