Open AccessPrimary pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma of the adrenal gland in an adult: A case report
Author(s) -
ChaoJun Wang,
Jun Li,
Jie Qin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
oncology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1792-1082
pISSN - 1792-1074
DOI - 10.3892/ol.2013.1674
Subject(s) - adrenal gland , medicine , rhabdomyosarcoma , pathology , adrenalectomy , immunohistochemistry , biopsy , pathological , surgery , sarcoma
A 61-year-old female was referred to The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China) due to a right adrenal tumor. A pre-operative transcutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy and right adrenalectomy were performed, and pathological analysis resulted in the diagnosis of pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). Primary pleomorphic RMS of the adrenal gland in an adult is a rare condition. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of pleomorphic RMS of the adrenal gland in an adult diagnosed by light microscopy and immunohistochemical stains.