Maglio Riccardo, Francesco Scicchitano, Paolo Magistri, Stefano Valabrega, Francesco D'Angelo, Giovanni Ramacciato
General Surgery Department, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Grottarossa Street 1035-1039, 00189 Rome, Italy.
Case Rep Surg. 2012;2012:984789. doi: 10.1155/2012/984789. Epub 2012 Dec 6.
Introduction. Rhabdomyomas of the head and neck are exceptionally rare benign mesenchymal tumors. Rare cases have been reported to involve other sites of the body including the head and neck regions. Case Presentation. We report a case of voluminous extracardiac adult rhabdomyoma affecting adult patients and initially seen as slowly growing, indolent neoplasms. The patient is a seventy-year old male Italian patient. Conclusion. Adult extracardiac rhabdomyoma is a rare benign tumor that may present with symptoms that vary from aerodigestive tract obstruction to remaining asymptomatic for many years. Although histology is very characteristic, several differential diagnoses have to be considered. To our knowledge, this is the first case of voluminous adult-type symptomless rhabdomyoma.
引言。头颈部横纹肌瘤是极为罕见的良性间叶组织肿瘤。已有罕见病例报道其累及身体其他部位，包括头颈部区域。病例报告。我们报告一例巨大的心脏外成人横纹肌瘤病例，该病例累及成年患者，最初表现为生长缓慢、无痛的肿瘤。患者是一名70岁的意大利男性。结论。成人心脏外横纹肌瘤是一种罕见的良性肿瘤，其症状可能从气道消化道梗阻到多年无症状不等。尽管组织学特征非常明显，但仍需考虑多种鉴别诊断。据我们所知，这是首例巨大的成人型无症状横纹肌瘤病例。
