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Ovarian rhabdomyosarcoma presenting as leukemia case report
Author(s) -
Nunez Carlos,
Abboud Sherry L.,
Lemon Norma C.,
Kemp James A.
Publication year - 1983
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(19830715)52:2<297::aid-cncr2820520217>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyosarcoma , bone marrow , leukemia , pathology , autopsy , ovarian cancer , lymphoblastic leukemia , acute leukemia , peripheral blood , cancer , sarcoma
A condition of pure ovarian rhabdomyosarcoma in a 16‐year‐old female is described. The tumor presented with a leukemia‐like picture, with extensive peripheral blood and bone marrow involvement which led to an initial diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The diagnosis was achieved at autopsy and was supported by ultrastructural findings of Z‐band‐like material and alternating thin and thick filaments. Cancer 52:297‐300, 1983.