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Primary cutaneous alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in an adolescent – A challenging diagnosis
Author(s) -
Calvão Joana,
Cardoso José Carlos,
Ramos Leonor,
Figueiredo Américo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.14055
Subject(s) - medicine , alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma , rhabdomyosarcoma , alveolar soft part sarcoma , perineum , sarcoma , soft tissue , dermatology , soft tissue sarcoma , surgery , pathology
Primary cutaneous alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is an extremely rare and highly aggressive soft tissue sarcoma that predominantly arises on the extremities and perineum of adolescents and young adults. Dermatologists should be aware of these tumors in order to promptly make the diagnosis and initiate treatment.