Comin C E, Santucci M, Novelli L, Dini S
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana ed Oncologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italia.
Ultrastruct Pathol. 2001 May-Jun;25(3):269-73. doi: 10.1080/019131201300343883.
A case of primary pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma occurring in a 62-year-old man is reported, and a review of the literature is presented. The tumor affected the left upper lobe and involved the mediastinal lymph nodes. Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies supported the myogenic phenotype of the neoplasm. A left pneumonectomy was performed with complete surgical removal of the tumor. Postoperative radiotherapy was carried out. The patient is currently alive and free of disease 9 months after operation. Despite the rarity of primary pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma, this tumor should be differentiated from other poorly differentiated pulmonary neoplasms and from metastatic sarcomas.
