Lima Livia Lima de, Rodrigues Carlos Alberto Chirano, Pereira Priscilla Maria Rodrigues, Schettini Antônio Pedro Mendes, Tupinambá Walquíria Lima
lfredo da Matta Foundation of Tropical Dermatology and Venereology, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
An Bras Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr;86(2):363-5. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000200025.
Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft tissue tumor in childhood; however, it rarely affects only the skin. This case report describes a child with a painful nodule on her face. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma, and a multidisciplinary team then followed up the patient. Soft tissue tumors are responsible for 6% of all childhood tumors, and 53% of these are rhabdomyosarcomas, which may affect any part of the body. Presentation in the form of skin nodules is rare and represents a diagnostic challenge, since there are no clinical characteristics that differentiate this condition from other pathologies.
