Metastasis of cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma at lumbar spine: case report

Authors

  • Chindanai Hongsaprabhas, MD Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Wicharn Yingsakmongkol, MD Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Pongsak Yuktanandana, MD Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

We report a case and review literatures of a 78-year-old man presenting with progressive dyspnea for
1 month. A diagnosis of cardiac pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma with lung and scalp metastasis was made then
surgical tumor removal was performed. One month later the patient complained of severe low back pain. After
complete investigation, he was diagnosed with metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma at lumbar spine and adjacent
paravertebral soft-tissue. He underwent a second operation resulting in a satisfactory early postoperative
outcome. He passed away approximately 6 weeks later as a result of severe congestive heart failure and
irreversible respiratory failure.

This is the first case report of metastatic cardiac pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma at lumbar spine
which is assumed to be a rare and aggressive disease.

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2022-03-15

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Hongsaprabhas, MD C, Yingsakmongkol, MD W, Yuktanandana, MD P. Metastasis of cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma at lumbar spine: case report. JseaOrtho [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 15 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];40(1-2):27-32. Available from: https://jseaortho.org/index.php/jsao/article/view/89

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Vol. 40 No. 1-2 (2016): January-April

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Case Reports

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