TITLE:
Primary Pleural Rhabdomyosarcoma: Plain Film, CT and MRI Findings of This Extremely Rare Intrathoracic Tumor
AUTHORS:
Thomas Ray S. Sanchez, Chirag V. Patel, Noriko Satake, Gary W. Raff, Dariusz Borys
KEYWORDS:
Pleural Rhabdomyosarcoma, Intrathoracic, Pediatric, MRI
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Radiology,
Vol.1 No.2,
December
14,
2011
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.