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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 8/2009

01-08-2009 | Case Report

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the omentum: two cases occurring in children

Authors: Rebecca S. Leung, Alistair Calder, Derek Roebuck

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 8/2009

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Abstract

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a soft-tissue malignancy that represents approximately 4–8% of all solid tumours in children and commonly arises from the head and neck and genitourinary system. Intraperitoneal rhabdomyosarcoma, in particular with omental involvement, has been rarely reported in the literature. Furthermore, reports of omental rhabdomyosarcoma of embryonal origin do not exist, to our knowledge. We report two cases of omental embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma affecting children and illustrate the imaging characteristics of this rare tumour.
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Metadata
Title
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the omentum: two cases occurring in children
Authors
Rebecca S. Leung
Alistair Calder
Derek Roebuck
Publication date
01-08-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 8/2009
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1275-9

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