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Mediastinal rhabdomyoma: case report and review of the literature

Authors: Vassiliki Zolota, Vassiliki Tzelepi, Nicolaos Charoulis, Efstratios Apostolakis, Demetrios Dougenis

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 1/2006

Abstract

Rhabdomyomas are benign tumors in which at least some cells are differentiated as skeletal muscle cells with cytoplasmic cross-striations. Extracardiac adult rhabdomyoma is an extremely uncommon benign neoplasm that usually involves the head and neck region. Rare cases have been reported to involve other sites of the body including mediastinum. We report the fourth case of mediastinal adult rhabdomyoma.

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Title: Mediastinal rhabdomyoma: case report and review of the literature
Authors: Vassiliki Zolota
Vassiliki Tzelepi
Nicolaos Charoulis
Efstratios Apostolakis
Demetrios Dougenis
Publication date: 01-07-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Virchows Archiv / Issue 1/2006
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-006-0211-8

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