Primary Pleural Rhabdomyosarcoma: Plain Film, CT and MRI Findings of This Extremely Rare Intrathoracic Tumor

Thomas Ray S. Sanchez, Chirag V. Patel, Noriko Satake, Gary W. Raff, Dariusz Borys

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DOI: 10.4236/ojrad.2011.12008                

Abstract

Primary pleural rhabdomyosarcoma is an extremely rare intrathoracic malignancy. We present a case of a previously healthy 2-year-old male complaining of cough and shortness of breath. The plain film, CT and MRI descriptions of this pleural tumor are presented. This is a fast growing tumor that is indistinguishable radiographically from other large intrathoracic tumors such as pleuropulmonary blastoma.

Keywords

Pleural Rhabdomyosarcoma, Intrathoracic, Pediatric, MRI

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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