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Breast relapse after metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma: Is it an incurable entity?

Metastatic breast disease is a very rare condition in children. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common solid primary tumor in children, but only a few cases of breast metastases have been described. We present the case of a young female with a primary pelvic metastatic alveolar RMS, which metasta...

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Autores principales: Iniesta, Silvia López, Cereceda, Maria Tasso, Adams, Chevorn Suzette, Menor, Carlos Esquembre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854044/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27168712
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5851.180139
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Sumario:Metastatic breast disease is a very rare condition in children. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common solid primary tumor in children, but only a few cases of breast metastases have been described. We present the case of a young female with a primary pelvic metastatic alveolar RMS, which metastasized to the breast twice and achieved prolonged complete remission with a multimodal approach.