Abstract
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children but rarely
involves the adrenal. We describe a case of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) of the
right adrenal in a 5-year-old boy with a characteristic history of hypertension and
recurrent fever. On surveillance imaging, a right adrenal mass was incidentally detected,
and a right adrenalectomy was subsequently performed. After the surgery, the fever
disappeared simultaneously, and the blood pressure gradually returned to normal level.
This is the first reported case in children.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
January 7,
2013
Received in revised form:
December 23,
2012
Received:
August 11,
2012
Footnotes
☆Supported by: the Freedom Exploration Program of Central South University (No. 2011QNZT153).
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