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Two "childhood" malignancies in an elderly individual: a case report and discussion
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Two "childhood" malignancies in an elderly individual: a case report and discussion

Lohith S. Bachegowda, Gayathri Nagaraj, Petros D. Grivas, Lingyi Chen, Eugene Choi and Michael Styler
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), v 27(3), pp 876-879
01 Sep 2010
PMID: 19760524

Abstract

Life Sciences & Biomedicine Oncology Science & Technology
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft-tissue tumor in childhood, but is extremely rare in elderly. We present a rare case of cardiac RMS, which developed 1 year after the diagnosis and management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a 68-year-old female. The occurrence of such phenomena is intriguing, especially in an individual without prior history of malignancy at a younger age. Through the review of the existing literature, we attempt to approach the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of this rare clinical entity.

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