Congenital Rhabdomyosarcoma: a different clinical presentation in two cases.
Ida RussoVirginia Di PaoloCarmelo GurnariAngela MastronuzziFrancesca Del BufaloPier Luigi Di PaoloAngela Di GiannataleRenata BoldriniGiuseppe Maria MilanoPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2018)
RMS can also be diagnosed during the neonatal period. Given the young age, disease management is often challenging, and especially for the alveolar subtype, the outcome is dismal despite intensified multimodality therapy. In fact, it characteristically manifests with multiple subcutaneous nodules and progression most commonly occurs in the CNS (Rodriguez-Galindo et al., Cancer 92(6):1613-20, 2001). In this context, CNS prophylaxis could play a role in preventing leptomeningeal dissemination, and molecular studies can allow a deeper tumor characterization, treatment stratification and identification of new potential therapeutic targets.