McDermott V G, Mackenzie S, Hendry G M
Department of Radiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK.
Br J Radiol. 1993 Oct;66(790):937-41. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-66-790-937.
Primary intrathoracic rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare tumour in childhood. Three cases are presented and the radiological findings and clinical course are reviewed. The radiological manifestations are varied but a rapidly growing soft tissue mass with compression of adjacent structures is the most common. A rare association with an underlying congenital pulmonary cyst is described. The prognosis is worse than for rhabdomyosarcoma at other sites, with a predisposition for cerebral metastases.
