Primary Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Breast in an Adult: An Extremely Rare Case

Primary Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Breast in an Adult: An Extremely Rare Case

Sarcomas of the breast constitute less than 1% of all malignant breast tumors and primary rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a very rare entity with limited case reports in the literature. RMS is common in children and adolescents and rare in adults. Primary RMS arising from the breast is exceedingly rare in...

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Main Authors: Helen J. Trihia, Natasa Novkovic, Ioannis Provatas, Anastasios Mavrogiorgis, Evangelos Lianos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6098747
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spelling doaj-5e3f418d7f3844a59ec757d06f9377722020-11-25T01:36:55ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2019-01-01201910.1155/2019/60987476098747Primary Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Breast in an Adult: An Extremely Rare CaseHelen J. Trihia0Natasa Novkovic1Ioannis Provatas2Anastasios Mavrogiorgis3Evangelos Lianos4Department of Pathology, Metaxas Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Metaxas Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Metaxas Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Vostanio Hospital, Mytilini, GreeceDepartment of Medical Oncology, Metaxas Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceSarcomas of the breast constitute less than 1% of all malignant breast tumors and primary rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a very rare entity with limited case reports in the literature. RMS is common in children and adolescents and rare in adults. Primary RMS arising from the breast is exceedingly rare in adults. We report a case of a primary RMS of the breast in a 60-year-old woman, who presented in an early stage, mimicking invasive ductal carcinoma clinically and is in complete remission after three years of diagnosis and one year of treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6098747
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author Helen J. Trihia
Natasa Novkovic
Ioannis Provatas
Anastasios Mavrogiorgis
Evangelos Lianos
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Natasa Novkovic
Ioannis Provatas
Anastasios Mavrogiorgis
Evangelos Lianos
Primary Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Breast in an Adult: An Extremely Rare Case
Case Reports in Pathology
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Natasa Novkovic
Ioannis Provatas
Anastasios Mavrogiorgis
Evangelos Lianos
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title Primary Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Breast in an Adult: An Extremely Rare Case
title_short Primary Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Breast in an Adult: An Extremely Rare Case
title_full Primary Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Breast in an Adult: An Extremely Rare Case
title_fullStr Primary Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Breast in an Adult: An Extremely Rare Case
title_full_unstemmed Primary Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Breast in an Adult: An Extremely Rare Case
title_sort primary alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the breast in an adult: an extremely rare case
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Pathology
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2090-679X
publishDate 2019-01-01
description Sarcomas of the breast constitute less than 1% of all malignant breast tumors and primary rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a very rare entity with limited case reports in the literature. RMS is common in children and adolescents and rare in adults. Primary RMS arising from the breast is exceedingly rare in adults. We report a case of a primary RMS of the breast in a 60-year-old woman, who presented in an early stage, mimicking invasive ductal carcinoma clinically and is in complete remission after three years of diagnosis and one year of treatment.
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