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Rhabdomyosarcoma of the heart
Author(s) -
Bemis Edwin L.,
Pemberton Albert H.,
Lurie Arthur
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197204)29:4<924::aid-cncr2820290438>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , rhabdomyosarcoma , biopsy , radiology , pathology , general surgery , sarcoma
A case of rhabdomyosarcoma of the heart diagnosed through biopsy material and confirmed by autopsy is reported because of the few recorded instances and the unusually diffuse nature of the neoplasm. The heart with tumor weighed 1450 g. There was a single metastasis to a mediastinal lymph node.